International consortia repatriate $3 bln in profitable oil and gas from Azerbaijan in 2025, down 14% from 2024

BAKU. March 23 (Interfax) - A total of $6.3 billion in capital was removed from Azerbaijan in 2025, down 8.7% from $6.889 billion in 2024, according to the balance of payments data published by the Central Bank.

International oil and gas consortia repatriated $3 billion of this in the form of profitable oil and gas, down 14.3% from $3.5 billion in 2024.

In total, foreign investors repatriated $3.4 billion in 2025, down from $3.9 billion in 2025.

The Central Bank said that residents of Azerbaijan paid non-residents $249.6 million interest on securities in 2025, down from $300 million the year before; $478.9 million interest on foreign loans, down from $500 million; and $736.8 million in other payments, of which $441.5 million was reinvested as foreign direct investment, up from $600 million.

A total of $6.889 billion was removed from Azerbaijan in 2024, up 3.4% from 2023, with international consortia repatriating $3.5 billion as profitable oil and gas, down from $3.7 billion.