Central Asia
Azerbaijan
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Azerbaijan's #3 import source (world lens). Azerbaijan is the EU's #54 goods supplier.
Azerbaijan on the world stage
Total imports
$42.1bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$53.1bn
164 partners
#1 import source
China
8.8%
#1 export dest.
Italy
20.5%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Azerbaijan and the EU
EU imports from
€13.9bn
0.5% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€2.8bn
0.1% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #54 supplier
EU trade balance
one-sided
coverage 0.20
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
57
EUR/MWh
Consumer
45
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
633
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Subsidised fuel monocultureMarket model
State monopoly (Azerenerji)
Direct PPA
Limited
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
No independent regulator
Gas monoculture (87%) subsidised domestically. COP29 host (November 2024) with minimal actual RE deployment. Oil and gas export revenue priorities dominate energy policy.
Tracked infrastructure
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
24
none in the merged layer
Acid-drainage prone
5
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Gold, Copper, Silver
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
33.1
→ 39.7 by 2050
Fertility
1.67
below replacement
Working-age
69.6%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
12.3
→ 27.7 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 10.3M · peaks 2050
By 2050: +9% (11.2M)