Azerbaijani citizens' outbound travel spending drops 5.8% in Jan-Sept

Azerbaijani citizens spent more than 1.5 billion manats on foreign travel during the first nine months of 2026, down 5.8% compared to the same period a year earlier, official statistics showed.

Transportation accounted for the largest share of outbound expenditure at around 576 million manats, followed by food at 312 million manats, accommodation at 285 million manats—which dropped nearly 24% year-on-year—and shopping and gifts at 254 million manats, while outlays on cultural events and tour packages increased.

Turkey remained the top destination, attracting 44% of all outbound travelers and roughly 671 million manats in spending, ahead of Russia at 200 million manats and Georgia at 119 million manats. Total outbound trips fell 1.8% year-on-year to approximately 1.6 million over the nine-month period.