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10.4%9.5%

7.3%6.8% 5.6%

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10 MILLIONPOPULATION

8.9 BLN USDEXTERNAL PUBLIC DEBT

2018

GDP

47.0BLN USD

STATE OF ECONOMY

Source: State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan

ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION

DIVERSIFICATION OF ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT

OF NON-OIL SECTORS AS A KEY STRATEGIC

PRIORITY

51 49 47 52 58 64 69 66 63 58

49 51 53 48 42 36 31 34 37 42

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

non-oil oilGDP STRUCTURE (%)

Source: State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan

PRIORITY AREAS

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

SMES AND CONSUMER GOODS

TOURISM

LOGISTICS AND TRADE

HOUSING

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

FINANCIAL SERVICES

TELECOMMUNICATION AND IT

UTILITIES

HEAVY INDUSTRY ANDMACHINERY

PROVEN INVESTMENT DESTINATION

TURKEY

USA

UK

NETHERLANDS

UAE GERMANY

TOP FOREIGN INVESTORS IN NON-OIL INDUSTRIES

2,93,3

4,4

5,3

6,3

8,7,5 7,3

5,7

4,1

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT BLN. USD

PROVEN TRADING PARTNER

US$ 19.5 BLNTOTAL VALUE OF EXPORTS

US$ 11.5 BLNTOTAL VALUE OF IMPORTS

3…

9.4

6…

4.8

4.2

ITALY

TURKEY

ISRAEL

CZECH REPUBLIC

INDIA

TOP 5 EXPORT MARKETS (%)

16.4

13.8

10.4

5.8

4.6

RUSSIA

TURKEY

CHINA

GERMANY

USA

TOP 5 IMPORT MARKETS (%)

35

7.3

7

6.5

5.3

FRUITS & VEGETABLES

PLASTICS

ALIMINIUM

COTTON

METALS

TOP 5 NON-OIL EXPORT PRODUCTS (%)

22.6

12

10.5

8.3

3.2

EQUIPMENT

FOODSTUFF

METALS

TRANSPORT

PLASTICS

TOP 5 IMPORT PRODUCTS (%)

2018

Source: State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan

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50 COUNTRIES WITH 50% OF WORLD CONSUMERS WITHIN 4 HOURS FLIGHT (MEDIUM-HAUL FLIGHT)

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60% TIME SAVING FOR NORTH-SOUTH ROUTE (INDIA-EUROPE)

EFFECTIVE TIME SAVING ROUTES

50% TIME SAVING (IRAN-EUROPE)

BRAZIL -AZERBAIJAN TRADE RELATIONS

‣ Information from Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan

‣ 2018 (mln. USD)

‣ Turnover :170 884,25

‣ Import : 169 719,53

‣ Export: 1164, 72

Ano

exports from Brazil to Azerbaijan imports from Azerbaijan to Brazil

2018 $71.773.600 $587.611

2017 $71.094.961 $183.431

2016 $11.105.651 $178.892

2015 $25.940.482 $212.286

2014 $26.645.592 $231.199

Information from Ministry of Development and External Comerce of Brazil

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NEW BAKU INTERNATIONAL SEA TRADEPORT WITH CAPACITY OF 10-11.5 MLN TONS OF CARGO AND 50 THSD TEU (TO BE INCREASED UP TO 21-25 MLN TONS OF CARGO AND 1 MLN TEU)

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