BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 17. Azerbaijan
attracted 2.6 billion manat ($1.52 billion) in foreign investment
into fixed capital from January through August 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Statistics Committee indicates
that this indicator rose by 35.7 percent compared to the same
period last year
Moreover, 1.93 billion manat ($1.13 billion) of the foreign
investment in fixed capital was directed to the oil and gas sector,
while 689 million manat ($405.2 billion) went to the non-oil and
gas sector. Compared to the first eight months of 2024, foreign
investment in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas sector grew by 19.2 percent,
while investment in the non-oil and gas sector rose by 2.2
times.
Meanwhile, a total of 11.3 billion manat ($6.6 billion) was
invested in fixed capital from all financial sources to support the
development of Azerbaijan’s economic and social sectors from
January through August 2025, representing a slight decline of 0.2
percent compared to the same period in 2024. Investment in the oil
and gas sector fell by 16.6 percent, while investment in the
non-oil and gas sector rose by 8 percent. Of the total, 5.8 billion
manat ($3.4 billion) (51 percent) was allocated to the production
sectors, 3.82 billion manat ($2.24 billion) (33.6 percent) to the
service sectors, and 1.75 billion manat ($1 billion) (15.4 percent)
to residential construction.
State investors contributed 52.3 percent of the total
investment, with the remaining 47.7 percent coming from non-state
investors. Construction and installation works accounted for 79
percent of all investment, and domestic sources provided 77 percent
of the total fixed capital investment.
