Investments in Azerbaijan's economy drop by nearly 1%

More than 8.073 billion manats (just under $4.75 billion) were invested in fixed capital in Azerbaijan in the first half of 2025, marking a 0.5% decline year-on-year, Report informs, citing the country’s State Statistical Committee.

Over the past year, investments in the oil and gas sector dropped by 23.8%, while investments in the non-oil and gas sector rose by 13.5%.

In January-June of 2025, almost 4.068 billion manats (about $2.393 billion), or 50.4%, were injected in production, 2.672 billion manats (just over $1.57 billion), or 33.1%, in services, and over 1.333 billion manats (approximately $784.5 million), or 16.5%, in housing construction.

Domestic funds constituted 75.2% or 6.07 billion manats ($3.57 billion) of the investments directed to fixed capital.