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Azerbaijan · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Azerbaijan

Europe & Central Asia Capital Baku Upper middle income Nation age 35 years (since 1991) i AZE · AZ
NationsTree Index 2025 i45.7105th of 196 Tree height 2025 i9.5 msee ranking Military strength i49percentile
Population i10.2 m94th of 217 Area i86,600 km²116th of 216 GDP i$75.94 bn87th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$267.57 bn intl.74th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$26,113 intl.88th of 199 Life expectancy i74.6 years112th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i51
Strength · trunk i53
Quality of life · crown i50
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i37
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i27
CSV

In short

Azerbaijan is 105th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 45.7 out of 100; its tree is 9.5 m tall.

It has 10.2 million people and an economy of $267.57 bn at purchasing power parity, 74th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Adult literacy (8th of 98) and General government gross debt (18th of 189).

Its weakest positions: DPT immunization (188th of 193), Voice & accountability (182nd of 205) and Renewable energy (184th of 212).

Over five years it fell from 96th to 105th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 86,600 116th/216
Land area ikm² 82,650 113th/216
Population ipeople 10.2 m 94th/217
Population growth i% 0.43% 145th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 123.4 89th/216
Urban population i% 58.6% 134th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 21.2% 113th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 9.2% 106th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $75.94 bn 87th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $267.57 bn 74th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $228.65 bn 73rd/199
GDP per person iUSD $7,411 117th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $26,113 88th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $7,360 109th/201
GDP growth i% 1.4% 161st/210
Inflation i% 5.6% 143rd/180
Unemployment i% 5.5% 102nd/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 6.4%2010
General government gross debt i% of GDP 20.1% 18th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 2.6% 21st/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 5.9% 101st/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 39.5% 17th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 6.0% 143rd/192
Services i% of GDP 45.3% 167th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $32.67 bn 80th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $27.95 bn 85th/182
Exports i% of GDP 43.0% 69th/183
Imports i% of GDP 36.8% 111th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 79.8% 95th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 85.9% 7th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 5.3% 151st/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 5.2% 140th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.5% 118th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 2.9% 120th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 4.6% 41st/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.5% 157th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 29.9% 11th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 20.98% 9th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 8.59% 7th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.35% 58th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.02% 142nd/209
Arable land i% of land area 25.3% 38th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 800 138th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 796,000 107th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $340.0 m 105th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 2.2% 125th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 1.2 m 63rd/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 74.6 112th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 17.9 117th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 3.19 55th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 3.7 45th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 51% 188th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 98.2% 17th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 91.1% 97th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 64.6%2015
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 13.2% 106th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.3% 149th/193
Adult literacy i% 99.8% 8th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 41.3% 94th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.789 81st/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 26.62005
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.0%2005

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 57.8% 105th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 68.0% 67th/144
Internet users i% of population 90.8% 53rd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 110 120th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 21.8 83rd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.712014
Rail lines iroute-km 2,139 51st/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 2.6 m 74th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 3.81 129th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 1.3% 184th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 23.7 137th/200
Forest area i% of land area 14.6% 145th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,732 66th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 54.9 98th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 32.3 155th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 51.1 130th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 64.0 123rd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 56.4 89th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 29.7 182nd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 2.2 70th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $4.94 bn 50th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 6.5% 8th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 17.7% 13th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 82,000 55th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.58% 39th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 463.0 m 22nd/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 2.0 m 56th/65

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.21% 84th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 194 62nd/137
Scientific articles iarticles 1,544 79th/197

Compare Azerbaijan with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Azerbaijan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/azerbaijan. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Azerbaijan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/azerbaijan. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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