(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 23. From January through August 2025, Azerbaijan imported 38,459 kilograms of gold worth $3.75 billion from 22 countries.

Data obtained by Trend from the State Statistics Committee indicates that the value of imported gold rose by $2.2 billion, about 2.5 times higher, while the volume increased by nearly 1.9 times, reaching 18,554 kilograms more than in the previous year.

The top three gold suppliers to Azerbaijan were Russia, the UK, and the US during the reporting period.

Meanwhile, Azerbaijan produced 2,113 kilograms of gold domestically in the same period, marking an increase of 637 kilograms, or 43.1 percent, compared to the corresponding months of the previous year. As of September 1, 2025, the country's ready gold reserves stood at 114.5 kilograms.

Breakdown of Azerbaijan's gold import volume and value by country for the first eight months of this year:

Country	Volume of gold (kg)	Gold value (USD)
Kazakhstan	2556.83	262172.89
Kyrgyzstan	417.36	44617.82
Uzbekistan	1226.92	124914.73
Russia	6783.68	656760.54
United States of America	4453.16	458836.39
Australia	4120.75	368159.06
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	4860.9	481268.41
Brazil	1021.46	953118.81
Republic of South Africa	2526.6	267467.72
China	1186.22	109542.7
Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China	184.29	16723.14
Philippines	278.61	28344.69
Switzerland	1470.02	145035.48
Canada	1398.88	132316.32
Mexico	2557.6	233513.81
Türkiye	1115.84	99250.42
Japan	149.89	15586.09
Zimbabwe	12.2	1133.44
Germany	1062.49	95859.22
Spain	692.15	73156.09
Sweden	38.16	4099.74
Italy	296.48	31249.34
Romania	48.12	4960.59

To note, the country's gold imports include semi-finished products such as gold bars, wires, profiles, plates, sheets, and strips with a thickness exceeding 0.15 millimeters, excluding any backing materials.

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