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Azerbaijan

AZE · Europe & Central Asia · Upper middle income

28.6MERI readiness
100Global rank
74.3BGDP (2024)
10.2MPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		202474,315,882,352.9WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20244.1WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20242.2WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20282.5IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		202410,202,830WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 7.5
  • Coverage 75%
  • Imputed 1
  • Missing 3
PillarScore
Corruption
Components		22
Digital Infra
Components		26.1
FDIRRI
Components		5.5
Fin Access
Components		9.1
Human Cap
Components		72.8
IP Protect
Components		35
Labor
Components		63.5
LPI
Components		59.3
Security Rol
Components		35
Data Confidence Score67
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		31.5
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		15.3
Talent Operating
Pillars		48.3

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.8
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

30
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.2
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.1
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.1
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.5
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.5

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 2 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

Manual Source Terms

TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

Transparency International Terms

SourceLicense

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

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IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance202426.4WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-0.6IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance2024-0.8WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202530TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance20240.2WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance2024-0.1WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance20240.1WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance2024-0.5WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance2024-1.5WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra2023100WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra202421.8WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20142.4WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra2024109.5WDICC BY 4.0
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.AVIA_CONN		logistics202478LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.AVIA_IQR_DAYS		logistics20246.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, mean
LPI2.AVIA_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20244.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, median
LPI2.AVIA_MED_DAYS		logistics20243.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics20245.8LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics20244.8LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20242LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics20243.9LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics20244.6LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20242.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Corridor lead time from port exit to destination for LLDC, mean
LPI2.CORRIDOR_LT_DAYS		logistics20242.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Dwell time at destination for LLDC, mean
LPI2.DT_DESTINATION_DAYS		logistics20240.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Dwell time at port of arrival for LLDC container, mean
LPI2.DT_PORT_DAYS		logistics20246.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics202483LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics202455LPI2Modified BSD3
Reference container import dwell time at port of arrival, mean
LPI2.DT_TRANSIT_DAYS		logistics20245.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Central government debt (% of GDP)
GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS		macro20106.4WDICC BY 4.0
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro20282IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro20246.3WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro202474,315,882,352.9WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20244.1WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro20247,283.8WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20242.2WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20284.1IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20245WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro20241.7WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20282.5IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20244.7WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20255.5WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202448.8WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity20286.8IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202479.2WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness202441.4IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness202426.1WDICC BY 4.0
B-READY Business Entry score
B_READY.BUSINESS_ENTRY		meri_readiness202586B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Dispute Resolution score
B_READY.DISPUTE_RESOLUTION		meri_readiness202565.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY International Trade score
B_READY.TRADE		meri_readiness202554.1B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Labor score
B_READY.LABOR		meri_readiness202564B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness20246.4IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Contract Enforcement Reliability
CONTRACT_ENF		meri_readiness202565.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202530TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness20249.1WDICC BY 4.0
Foreign Ownership Restrictions
FDIRRI		meri_readiness202494.5OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
General Business Entry Friction
BIZ_ENTRY		meri_readiness202586B_READYWorld Bank Terms
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.7UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202563.4WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202572.8UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202435WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202559.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202435WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202554.1B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk202883.2IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE		meri_risk202655SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT		meri_risk202655SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202399.8WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202443.6WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202563.3WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202474.6WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20240.5WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social202410,202,830WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202458.6WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20240.3WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade20242.9WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade202426,554,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade202421,058,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20228.9WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade202482.7WDICC BY 4.0
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