Bilateral Trade Between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan Hits Record Growth

Azerbaijan’s State Customs Committee has announced that trade relations between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan experienced a substantial upswing in the first five months of 2025.

Between January and May 2025, Azerbaijan exported non-oil products worth $19.3 million to Uzbekistan, The Caspian Post reports via local media.

This marks a $9.3 million increase, or nearly double the amount exported during the same period in 2024. Non-oil exports to Uzbekistan represented 1.37 per cent of Azerbaijan’s total non-oil exports for the period.

Thanks to this surge, Uzbekistan ranked 10th among Azerbaijan’s leading non-oil export destinations in the first five months of the year.

The total trade turnover between the two countries reached $214.8 million, up by $145.8 million, or a 3.1-fold increase compared to the same timeframe in 2024. Uzbekistan accounted for 1.16 per cent of Azerbaijan’s overall foreign trade volume during this period.

Azerbaijan’s overall exports to Uzbekistan stood at $19.7 million, showing a $9 million increase, or 1.8 times more than in January-May 2024.

Meanwhile, imports from Uzbekistan to Azerbaijan surged to $195.1 million, a significant jump of $136.9 million, or 3.3 times more than during the corresponding months of last year.