Almost 95 % of merchandise exports come from oil and gas production
Azerbaijan exported in January-September this year, petroleum products worth more than $ 22.55 billion, up $ 897 million or 3.8% less than the figure for the corresponding period in 2012 . Share of oil exports amounted to 94.7 % of the total merchandise exports of the country , which is 0.7 % less than in the previous year.
According to the balance of payments, the total volume of oil exports during the reporting period $ 20.3 billion (for three quarters of 2012 - $ 21.3 billion), or 94.4 % accounted for crude oil, $ 1.2 billion was th share of petroleum products. In the structure of exports of crude oil price produced by the Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) oil was $ 19.1 billion ($ 20.1 billion). In the reporting period, other companies of the country exported oil at $ 1.2 billion, including $ 1,015.5 million - State Oil Company.
Gas exports in the first nine months amounted to about $ 1,045 million is 11% more than in the comparable period last year. - 15B-
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