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Azerbaijan
We offer a data-driven country report for Azerbaijan that explores
inter alia population, international trading relationships, energy consumption, GDP growth, current account balances, and R&D investment. Additionally, CFI quotes from the Big Mac Index (courtesy of
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Its population in 2018 was 9,923,914 [1]
In 2015, 2.31% of its total energy
consumption was renewable [2]
In 2021, its GDP grew by 5.60% [2]
In 2021 it had a positive Current
Account Balance of US$bn 8.29 [3]
Its unemployment rate in 2021 was 5.95% [3]
Its Expenditure on R&D (as a percentage of
GDP) in 2020 was 0.22% [2]
A Big Mac will set you back the
local equivalent of US$2.33 [4]
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What free trade areas or economic unions is it a member of?
Other members:
Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine
What trade deals are there between Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation and other countries and economic unions?
None
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What trade deals are there with other countries and economic unions?
Georgia - Azerbaijan free trade agreement (from 10/07/1996)
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