Azerbaijan's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) was -3.38 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 94.22% from -1.74 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -3.38 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -459.2 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -1.74 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 153.9 million | 1999 |
| Lowest | -8.98 billion | 2022 |
| Average since 2016 | -3.76 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 100,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Azerbaijan's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) rose 989.48 million on 2024 (from -4.37 billion to -3.38 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −145.56 million and a typical year strayed about 1.77 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.81 billion in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.05 billion in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 8% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Azerbaijan had the 59th highest value of the 156 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Azerbaijan in the 2025 ranking
- Gambia, The — 56th of 156: -2.43 billion
- Malta — 57th of 156: -2.49 billion
- El Salvador — 58th of 156: -2.5 billion
- Belarus — 60th of 156: -3.39 billion
- Ecuador — 61st of 156: -3.61 billion
- Cabo Verde — 62nd of 156: -3.88 billion
What this measures
Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 33 values
| Year | Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -3,377,016,000 |
| 2024 | -4,366,500,000 |
| 2023 | -5,172,400,000 |
| 2022 | -8,984,200,000 |
| 2021 | -1,934,700,000 |
| 2020 | -459,200,000 |
| 2019 | -3,154,700,000 |
| 2018 | -3,841,000,000 |
| 2017 | -2,659,200,000 |
| 2016 | -3,631,200,000 |
Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Azerbaijan
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 3.9% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$138.93 million (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$8.51 billion (2021)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$11.79 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 20.05 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 15.53% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$45.08 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 76.64 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Azerbaijan's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU)?
- -3.38 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1993?
- It is down 3.38 million% from 100,000 in 1993. The highest value was 153.9 million in 1999 and the lowest -8.98 billion in 2022.
- How does Azerbaijan rank?
- 59th highest of 156 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) unusual for Azerbaijan?
- In 2025, Azerbaijan's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) rose 989.48 million on 2024 (from -4.37 billion to -3.38 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −145.56 million and a typical year strayed about 1.77 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GSR.NFCY.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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