Azerbaijan begins importing petrol from Iraq

Azerbaijan exported 5,484 tonnes of AI-92 petrol worth $4.45 million in January–August this year.

According to calculations by TodayPress TV based on data from the State Statistics Committee, this represents a 9% decrease in value and a 15% decline in volume compared with the same period in 2025.

Azerbaijan exported 3,414 tonnes of petrol worth $2.77 million to Georgia, representing a 3.4-fold increase in value and a threefold increase in volume compared with the previous year.

Exports to Armenia amounted to 1,951 tonnes worth $1.59 million, while 119.7 tonnes worth $95,700 were supplied to Tajikistan. No supplies were recorded to either country during the same period a year earlier.

This year marked the first time in the past 16 years that Azerbaijan supplied petrol to Tajikistan. The note specifies that publicly available official foreign trade statistics date back to 2011.

During the reporting period, Azerbaijan imported 3,919 tonnes of AI-92 petrol worth $2.89 million, down 95.5% in value and 95.3% in volume.

Azerbaijan purchased 3,414 tonnes worth $2.56 million from Russia, representing declines of 94.7% in value and 94.6% in volume. It also imported 505.1 tonnes of petrol worth $328,300 from Iraq.

This year marked the first time in the past 16 years that petrol supplies were received from Iraq, according to the report by Report news agency.