Azerbaijan’s retail trade turnover rises nearly 4% in first quarter

Retail trade turnover in Azerbaijan rose 3.8% year-on-year in real terms to 14.6 billion manats in January–March 2025, the State Statistics Committee said.

Food, beverages, and tobacco made up 8.1 billion manats, while non-food goods totaled 6.5 billion manats.

Private sector entities accounted for 99.8% of total sales. Retail turnover grew 8.1% in companies, 1.4% among individual entrepreneurs, and 3.5% at markets and fairs.

Per capita monthly retail spending averaged 475.3 manats.