Georgia's gas imports from Azerbaijan rise 5.3% to $178.4M in eight months

According to Azerbaijan's State Statistics Committee, the value of natural gas imports by Georgia from Azerbaijan reached $178.4 million in the first eight months of 2026. The value rose by more than $8.9 million, or 5.3%, compared with January-August 2025. The volume of imported gas totaled 1.6 billion cubic meters, up 81.9 million cubic meters, or 5.3%, year-on-year.

Azerbaijan exported approximately 16.378 billion cubic meters of natural gas worth $5.711 billion to eight countries over the same period. Based on Trend's calculations using State Customs Committee data, the value of exports fell by $286 million, or 4.8%, while volume dropped by 0.5%. Azerbaijan imported natural gas exclusively from Iran in January-August 2026, totaling 215.022 million cubic meters worth $14.471 million.

Azerbaijan produced 33.407 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the first eight months of 2026, down 0.5% from the same period of 2025. Natural gas accounted for 26.18% of the country's total exports during the period.