Where does SOCAR earn more: Azerbaijan or abroad?

The consolidated 2025 financial statements of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) highlight the overwhelming role of foreign markets in driving the state energy champion’s aggregate top-line revenue.

Throughout 2025, SOCAR's Turkish operations generated solid revenue growth, operations in Georgia approached the $1 billion threshold, and business units in the UAE yielded over 1 billion AZN.

However, Switzerland stands as the undisputed primary revenue driver by geography, generating 50.582 billion AZN for SOCAR in 2025. This substantial volume is directly generated by Geneva-based subsidiary SOCAR Trading, which conducts global merchant wholesale trading of third-party and equity crude oil, refined products, and natural gas (LNG/pipeline).

From a financial structure standpoint, massive trading revenue does not equate to equivalent profit margins. As an international commodity trading house operating on tight volumetric margins (typically $1.00–$1.50 per barrel), top-line gross receipts reflect the full turnover value of traded energy flows rather than net earnings. Against SOCAR’s total net profit of 2.95 billion AZN in 2025, even a modest 1% operational trading margin from SOCAR Trading provides a significant contribution to the parent group’s net income.

N.Tebrizli