10:50 - 11.11.2026

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November 11, Fineko/abc.az. Over Jan-Aug 2026, Azerbaijan imported 701,908 smartphones for totally $314.49 million.

Their number declined by 15.4%, while the total cost of imports observed growth by 20.2% against Jan-Aug 2025.

The average cost of one imported smartphone for the year grew by 42.2%, or $133, from $315 up to $448. In manat terms, it increased from 536 up to 762 manats.

China remains the largest supplier of smartphones to Azerbaijan. The latter imported 507,570 devices for $234.09 million for the first 8 months of this year. Compared with Jan-Aug 2025, the quantityt of imported smartphones fell by 23.1%, but their average cost grew by 54.6%, from $298 up to $461.

The average cost of smartphones imported from Vietnam increased from $369 up to $382 and from India from $560 up to $704. In eight months, 175,324 and 18,483 devices were imported from these countries, respectively.

China accounted for 72.3% of overall smartphone imports in quantitative terms, Vietnam for 25%, and India for 2.6%.