In the first half of 2026, Armenia imported nearly $18 million worth of goods from Azerbaijan. According to Armenia’s customs service, $17.8 million of that total was petroleum products — gasoline and diesel fuel — while another $109,000 was plastic construction components.
Imports of Azerbaijani fuel into Armenia became a major topic of debate back in December 2025, when the deliveries began. The authorities described the move as a gain for Armenia’s economy and for peace, while critics argued it amounted to supporting a hostile state.
At first, only gasoline imports were publicly known, but it was later announced that diesel fuel was also being brought into Armenia. In recent days, Azerbaijani media also reported that 16 railcars, or 977 tons of diesel fuel, had been sent from Azerbaijan to Armenia.
Azerbaijan accounted for 6% of Armenia’s petroleum imports
In the customs service’s open database, petroleum products are listed as a broad commodity group that mainly includes gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel, along with smaller volumes of fuel oil, crude oil and lubricants.
Overall, Armenia imported $299 million worth of petroleum products in the first half of 2026. That means Azerbaijan’s share of this import total stood at 6%. Compared with the first half of 2025, Armenia’s overall petroleum imports increased by about 30%.
Turkey became Armenia’s largest petroleum supplier in the first half of the year with a 20% share, overtaking Russia. Imports from Turkey surged sharply, reaching about $61 million — 3.5 times more than in the same period a year earlier.
At the same time, both import volumes from Russia and Russia’s weight in the market declined. Armenia imported about $58 million worth of petroleum products from Russia in the first half, while Russia’s share fell from 46% to 19%. Imports from Iran and Bulgaria also posted visible growth.
That said, these figures refer to the overall petroleum products category, so country shares may differ somewhat in the individual gasoline and diesel subcategories.
No exports from Armenia to Azerbaijan
Armenia did not export any goods to Azerbaijan in the first half of the year. Azerbaijan does not appear in the customs export statistics, indicating that bilateral trade was one-way and limited to imports into Armenia.
At the end of 2025, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he hoped exports from Armenia to Azerbaijan would begin in the near future. According to him, if there is no “political ban,” businesses should try to do something in that direction.
In April 2026, alongside a meeting between Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations in Aghveran, Armenian and Azerbaijani business representatives also held discussions. In August, Armenia’s Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures said representatives of the two countries had discussed opportunities for electricity imports and exports. Armenia’s Foreign Ministry also said business representatives had discussed issues related to trade and economic cooperation.
However, despite those statements, the first-half data show that the contacts have not yet produced any practical results for Armenian exporters. In April, Azerbaijani media claimed that $960 worth of flowers had been exported from Armenia to Azerbaijan, but Armenia’s State Revenue Committee later denied that report.
