11:49 - 16.06.2026
June 16, Fineko/abc.az. In the first quarter of 2026, Azerbaijan’s foreign direct investments in the foreign economy amounted to $1.109 bn.
ABC.AZ reports that CBA Statistics Department’s Director Samir Nasirov said this during a briefing on the publication of balance of payments indicators for Q1. He pointed out that Top 5 of partner countries made about 82% of country's overall investments abroad.
Geographical structure of direct investments:
Turkey is the main beneficiary: The largest amount of capital was invested in the Turkish economy - $453.668 million (or 40.9% of the total).
The leading five countries are the UK with $234.5 million (21.1%), followed by Georgia with $83.848 million (7.6%), Uzbekistan with $74.887 million (6.7%) and the U.S. with $66.9 million (6%).
Other destinations: Nasirov added that among others the UAE ($62.8 million), Oman ($30.6 million), Romania ($14.9 million) and Switzerland ($14 million) recorded significant destinations.
