Azerbaijan Sees Growth in Foreign Investment in Fixed Capital in H1 2025

In the first half of 2025, Azerbaijan attracted over 2 billion manats (approximately $1.178 billion) in foreign investments into its fixed capital, representing a 30.6% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the State Statistical Committee.

During this period, more than 1.949 billion manats (nearly $1.147 billion) or 97.3% of foreign investments came from investors from the UK, the United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, Russia, the US, Switzerland, Japan, Iran, Hungary, France and India, The Caspian Post reports, citing local media.

Overall, 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.

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%.