Azerbaijan's non-oil export increases by more than 47% in 2021

In 2021, Azerbaijan's exports amounted to $22.2 billion, while the exports of the non-oil sector amounted to $2.7 billion, Report informs, citing the January issue of the Export Review of the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communications.

Exports of the non-oil sector increased by $870 million or 47.2% compared to 2020. In the list of goods in the non-oil sector, the top three included seeded cotton ($208 million), gold ($202.5 million), tomatoes ($160.2 million).

In 2021, non-oil sector goods were exported to Russia in the amount of $877.8 million, to Turkey - $675.9 million, to Switzerland - $224.1 million, to Georgia - $157.5 million, and to the USA - $74.9 million.

In December 2021, persimmon was in first place in the list of exported goods of the non-oil sector ($34.4 million), in second place were other substances of the primary form resulting from polymerization ($26.9 million), in third was urea ($25.1 million).