Azerbaijan investment in fixed capital falls 2.1% in January-May

Investment in fixed capital in Azerbaijan totalled 6.65 billion manats in January-May 2026, down 2.1% in real terms from the same period a year earlier, according to the State Statistics Committee.

Investment in the oil and gas sector increased by 28.4%, while investment in the non-oil sector fell by 14.7%.

Productive sectors accounted for 3.96 billion manats, or 59.6% of total investment, services received 1.73 billion manats (26.0%), and residential housing construction accounted for 957.7 million manats (14.4%).

The private sector financed 62.8% of total investment, while the state sector accounted for 37.2%.

Domestic sources provided 71.7% of total fixed capital investment.

Industry attracted the largest share of investment at 50.4%, followed by construction with 21.8% and transport and warehousing with 17.5%.

Information and communications accounted for 3.2% of total investment, agriculture 1.7%, public administration and defence 1.3%, accommodation and food services 1.3%, trade and vehicle repair 0.8%, healthcare and social services 0.7%, financial and insurance activities 0.4%, education 0.3%, professional, scientific and technical activities 0.2%, and recreation and arts 0.1%.

N.Tebrizli