Azerbaijan produces GDP worth $18 billion this year

In January-March of this year, Azerbaijan produced a gross domestic product worth $18,000 million, or 6.8% more than in the same period last year.

Report was told in the State Statistics Committee.

According to the data, over the past year, value added in the oil and gas sector of the economy increased by 0.6%, and in the non-oil sector - by 10.3%.

According to information, 54.1% of GDP production falls on industry, 7.9% - on trade; repair of vehicles, 5.8% - for transport and warehousing, 3.7% - for construction, 2.2% - for agriculture, forestry and fisheries, 1.3% - for information and communication, 1.3 % - for tourist accommodation and catering, 15.7% - for other industries, net taxes on products amounted to 8%.

Over the year, the value of GDP per capita in the country increased by 58.2% and amounted to $1,760.