According to the new report of the Central Bank, as of June 1, 2026, 635.4 million manat of problematic loans have been formalized in Azerbaijan.
Medianews.az recalls that in 2015, problematic loans totaling 976.3 million manat were recorded in the country. The devaluations that year increased the problematic loans. The years started with 1 billion 508.5 million manat in 2016, 1 billion 472.6 million manat in 2017, 1 billion 626.7 million manat in 2018, and 1 billion 585 million manat in 2019.
In 2019, the state provided devaluation compensations for loan agreements signed by individuals since January 1, 2012.
For 2020, overdue loans were 1 billion 273.1 million manat; for 2021, 893.1 million manat; for 2022, 719.4 million manat; for 2023, 593.7 million manat; for 2024, 437.8 million manat; for 2025, 449.1 million manat; and for 2026, 524.5 million manat were reported.
The Central Bank notes that as of June 1, 2026, 30.8 billion manat in loans and 17.7 billion manat in deposits were recorded.
Loans amounting to 23.3 billion manat were allocated to Baku. The statistics for other regions are as follows: Absheron-Khizi – 1.2 billion manat, Ganja-Dashkasan – 952.1 million manat, Lankaran-Astara – 726.3 million manat, Shaki-Zagatala – 648.5 million manat, Central Aran – 622.8 million manat, Gazakh-Tovuz – 608.6 million manat, Karabakh – 556.8 million manat, Guba-Khachmaz – 537.4 million manat, Nakhchivan – 505 million manat, Shirvan-Salyan – 479 million manat, Mil-Mughan – 372.3 million manat, Mountainous Shirvan – 218.2 million manat, Eastern Zangazur – 32.7 million manat.
Deposits of 15.6 billion manat have been placed in Baku. The remaining regions are ranked as follows: Absheron-Khizi – 681.5 million manat, Ganja-Dashkasan – 289 million manat, Guba-Khachmaz – 171.8 million manat, Shaki-Zagatala – 163.6 million manat, Lankaran-Astara – 158.9 million manat, Central Aran – 152.8 million manat, Gazakh-Tovuz – 148.1 million manat, Karabakh – 115.1 million manat, Nakhchivan – 104.8 million manat, Shirvan-Salyan – 86.4 million manat, Mil-Mughan – 56.6 million manat, Mountainous Shirvan – 55.9 million manat, Eastern Zangazur – 1.1 million manat.
Toğrul Ali,
Medianews.az