Azerbaijan: A Reliable and Strategic Investment Hub among LLDCs
World Investment Report 2025, Azerbaijan's foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows amounted to $253 million in 2024, demonstrating the country's strong position compared to others in the region.
This occurred during a period of decline in global investment, highlighting Azerbaijan's stability as an investment destination. Unlike some larger countries like Kazakhstan, which experienced sharp negative reversals in investment, Azerbaijan consistently maintained positive inflows and project activity. Between 2020 and 2024, Azerbaijan secured over $1.5 billion in greenfield investment projects, making it one of the top landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) for such investments, alongside Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. This achievement reinforces Azerbaijan’s role as a reliable logistics hub at the center of the Middle Corridor, which connects Asia with Europe.
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