Food exports in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Food exports was 5.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Azerbaijan, 1996–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Azerbaijan stood at 5.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.1% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Azerbaijan peaked at 8.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2008.
That places Azerbaijan 159th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Food exports in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.4% | — |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +58.4% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -49.7% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -26.9% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +31.0% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +59.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +75.6% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -32.8% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +65.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -86.7% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +221.6% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +29.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +58.5% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -35.7% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +40.3% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -33.6% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -35.0% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +19.7% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +45.9% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | +26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 4.4% | 7.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 1.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 2.4% | 5.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More private sector data for Azerbaijan
- Merchandise trade 65.1% (2025)
- Food imports 12.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 24.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 25.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,379 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Azerbaijan?
- Food exports in Azerbaijan was 5.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2008.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for food exports?
- Azerbaijan ranks 159th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.