# Azerbaijan foreign trade totalled $33.9bn in January–August > The statistics committee reported $33.9349bn in foreign trade and a positive balance of $11.0881bn. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/azerbaijan-january-august-2026-foreign-trade - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Economy - Country: Azerbaijan - Published: 2026-10-12T23:33:38+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-12T23:33:38+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-08 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/azerbaijan-january-august-2026-foreign-trade.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/azerbaijan-january-august-2026-foreign-trade.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/azerbaijan-january-august-2026-foreign-trade.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/azerbaijan-january-august-2026-foreign-trade.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/azerbaijan-january-august-2026-foreign-trade.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/azerbaijan-january-august-2026-foreign-trade.md) Azerbaijan’s State Statistical Committee released foreign-trade data on 12 October. Foreign trade totalled $33.9349 billion in January–August 2026, with a positive trade balance of $11.0881 billion. Azerbaijani legal entities and individuals traded with partners in 175 countries during the period. Goods were exported to 125 countries and imported from 163. The committee said nominal turnover was 7.4% higher than a year earlier, while real turnover was 15.4% lower. ## Data ### Azerbaijan foreign trade, January–August 2026 Foreign-trade turnover and balance for January–August. Methodology: Million-dollar values are transcribed from the State Statistical Committee announcement for January–August 2026. | Indicator | Value | Period | |---|---|---| | Foreign-trade turnover, million USD | 33934.9 | 2026-01–2026-08 | | Positive trade balance, million USD | 11088.1 | 2026-01–2026-08 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-january-august-2026-foreign-trade/data/az-trade-2026-amounts?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-january-august-2026-foreign-trade/data/az-trade-2026-amounts?lang=en&format=csv) ### Year-on-year changes in Azerbaijan’s foreign trade Nominal and real foreign-trade turnover changes against the same period in 2025. Methodology: Rates are the committee’s nominal and real year-on-year changes for January–August 2026. | Indicator | Value | Period | |---|---|---| | Nominal turnover year-on-year change | 7.4 | 2026-01–2026-08 | | Real turnover year-on-year change | -15.4 | 2026-01–2026-08 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-january-august-2026-foreign-trade/data/az-trade-2026-changes?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-january-august-2026-foreign-trade/data/az-trade-2026-changes?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan]() (Source checked: 2026-10-13; Published: 2026-10-12) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)