According to the report of the State Statistics Committee, in January-June, the volume of gross domestic product (GDP) in Azerbaijan exceeded the indicator of the same period of 2025 by 0.8%, with a 0.7% decline in the oil/gas sector and a 1.5% increase in the non-oil/gas sector.
Medianews.az reports that growth in industry was 0.1%, in agriculture 2.2%, in transportation and warehousing services 8%, in information and communication services 7.5%, in retail trade turnover 3.7%, in investment 13.8%, and in nominal income of the population 10.3%.
It is noted that inflation was 5.7% in six months, and the average monthly nominal wage of paid employees in January-May increased by 7.3% compared to the same period last year, reaching 1175 manats.
According to the official statement, Azerbaijan had a foreign public debt of 4 billion 616.8 million US dollars as of July 1. It started 2026 with 4 billion 813.5 million dollars.