12:34 - 13.03.2026

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March 13, Fineko/abc.az. Strategic foreign exchange reserves exceeded $85 bn ($14.1 bn, or 20% more than at the beginning of 2026).

Currently, this figure stands at $91 bn (12% more than GDP), and is one of the highest per capita reserves in the world. This figure exceeds the external public debt by up to 18-fold.

ABC.AZ informs that Prime Minister Ali Asadov made this statement on March 13, when presenting in parliament a report on Cabinet Ministers’ activities for 2025.

The PM added that last year, inflation was in the target range. Thus, annual inflation was 5.2%, and the average annual rate - 5.6%.

The quality of macroeconomic management is also clearly visible in terms of financial discipline and fiscal sustainability. In 2025, State Budget revenues amounted to nearly 39.2 bn manats and expenditures - 38.6 bn manats.