According to the report "Macroeconomic Indicators of the Country's Socio-Economic Development for January-May 2026" published by the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan, in January-June of this year, goods worth 32.389 billion manats were sold to consumers in the retail trade network of Azerbaijan.
Compared to the same period in 2025, retail trade turnover in real terms increased by 3.7 percent.
According to the committee, the volume of investments in Azerbaijan's economy for January-June 2026 amounted to 9.295 billion manats. This is 13.8 percent more compared to the same period in 2025.
At the same time, investments in the non-oil and gas sector decreased by 5.5 percent over the reporting period, amounting to 6.132 billion manats.
Also, according to the State Statistics Committee, in January-June 2026, Azerbaijan produced a gross domestic product (GDP) of 65.207 billion manats. Compared to the same period in 2025, this figure increased by 0.8 percent.
"During the reporting period, value added in the oil and gas sector of the economy decreased by 0.7% and amounted to 19.610 billion manats, while in the non-oil and gas sector it increased by 1.5% and amounted to 45.596 billion manats," the committee's data says.
According to the committee's report, as of July 1 of this year, Azerbaijan's external public debt amounted to 4.617 billion US dollars.
As noted in the committee's data, this is 7.9 percent less compared to July 1 of last year.
It is also noted that the country's strategic foreign exchange reserves reached 85.769 billion US dollars by July 1, 2026, which is 10.4% more compared to the same period last year.