BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 28. The volume of oil
exports from Azerbaijan to Switzerland in the period from January
through September 2026 rose 3-fold compared to the same period last
year.
According to customs data on foreign trade, published by the
Azerbaijani State Customs Committee, during the first nine months
of 2026, Azerbaijan exported 272,500 metric tons of crude oil and
petroleum products derived from bituminous rocks to Switzerland,
worth $193.6 million.
According to Trend’s calculations based on these data, compared to
the same period in 2025, the value of exports increased by $139.7
million, or 3.6 times. The physical volume of shipments grew by
182,800 metric tons. During the reporting period, Switzerland
ranked 10th among the countries that import Azerbaijani oil.
For comparison, in the period from January through September
2025, Azerbaijan exported 89,700 metric tons of oil and petroleum
products derived from bituminous rocks to Switzerland, valued at
$53.9 million.
Azerbaijan’s oil exports increased by 13% in value terms in the
first nine months of this year.
According to Trend’s calculations, Azerbaijan exported 15.83
million tons of crude oil and petroleum products derived from
bituminous rocks to other countries from January through September,
worth $10.1 billion.
Compared with the same period in 2025, the value of exports
increased by $1.16 billion, or 13%. However, export volumes
declined by nearly 1.17 million tons, or 6.9%.
