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Central Asia

Azerbaijan

EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness

EU Compliance

lower score = lower risk

4.9

Geopolitical Risk

lower score = lower risk

4.0

Sourcing Attractiveness

higher score = more attractive

3.9

Why these scores

EU Compliance, by dimension

Forced & child labour4
Worker rights & FOA5
OHS & audit transparency5
Food & product safety4
Environmental & regulatory5
Governance & anti-corruption7
Tariff & preferential access4
Non-tariff barriers5
Supply chain traceability5

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Geopolitical Risk, by dimension

Geopolitical conflict5
Supplier concentration5
Climate & physical risk3
Sanctions exposure2
Policy continuity & property rights5

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Attractiveness, by dimension

Labour cost competitiveness7
Supply base depth3
Logistics & infrastructure4
Workforce skills4
Scalability4
Ease of doing business4
Trade access & tariffs3
Sustainability baseline3
Innovation & IP4
Quality standards3

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

Azerbaijan$42.1bn total importsChina8.8% · $3.7bnRussian Federation8.5% · $3.6bnEU-276.0% · $2.5bnTürkiye5.5% · $2.3bnUSA3.8% · $1.6bnUS3.8% · $1.6bnAustralia3.5% · $1.5bnJapan1.0% · $409mASEAN-60.4% · $146m

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

Electricity costs →

Industrial

57

EUR/MWh

Consumer

45

EUR/MWh, all-in

Grid carbon

633

gCO₂e/kWh

Renewables

of generation

regulated market

Power market

Subsidised fuel monoculture

Market 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.

Power markets: full layer →

Tracked infrastructure

3 hydro plants

954 MW · 2 building

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

ASEAN demographics →

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)