Food imports in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Food imports was 12.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Azerbaijan, 1996–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Azerbaijan is 12.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Azerbaijan peaked at 39.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2006.
Azerbaijan ranks 127th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Food imports in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 39.1% | — |
| 1997 | 22.6% | -42.1% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | -28.4% |
| 1999 | 19.7% | +21.9% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +51.2% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -23.9% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -7.9% |
| 2025 | 12.4% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 16.2% | 39.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 10.5% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 13.7% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 12.4% | 18.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More private sector data for Azerbaijan
- Merchandise trade 65.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 24.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.2% (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 imports in Azerbaijan?
- Food imports in Azerbaijan was 12.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2006.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for food imports?
- Azerbaijan ranks 127th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.