BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 20. The total value of goods exported by Azerbaijan grew from January through August 2022, Trend reports via the report of the State Customs Committee.
According to the committee, this figure amounted to over $26.2 billion, up by 102.89 percent compared to the first eight months of 2021 ($12.9 billion).
TOP-5 exported commodities of Azerbaijan by total value (from January through August 2022):
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Commodity name |
8M2022 |
8M2021 |
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|
Volume |
Amount |
Volume |
Amount |
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Crude oil |
17.9 billion tons |
$13.7 billion |
18.7 billion tons |
$8.49 billion |
|
Natural gas |
15 billion cubic meters |
$10.3 billion |
13.2 billion tons |
$2.3 billion |
|
Fruits and vegetables |
383,296 tons |
$408.2 million |
393,949 tons |
$364.6 million |
|
Chemical products |
606,162 tons |
$262.3 million |
335,366 tons |
$88.19 million |
|
Petrochemicals from bitumen rock and oil, products containing oil or petrochemicals with a mass of 70% or more |
412,858 tons |
$264.1 million |
971,028 tons |
$448.4 million |
In total, Azerbaijan exported 7,423 and imported 3,246 units of goods, having carried out foreign trade operations with 174 partner countries.
Azerbaijan's foreign trade turnover from January through August 2022 grew by $14.8 billion (73.1 percent) compared to the same period last year – from $20.2 billion to over $35.1 billion.