As of July 1, 2025, Azerbaijan's strategic currency reserves (assets of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan and reserves of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan) increased by 11.4% or by USD 7 billion 931.3 million compared to the same period last year and amounted to USD 77 billion 669.5 million, APA-Economics reports.
As of July 1 of the current year, the level of external public debt was equal to 5010.7 million US dollars (8,518.19 million manats) and amounted to 6.6% of the projected GDP for this year.
Thus, as of the reporting date, Azerbaijan's strategic currency reserves exceeded external public debt by 15.5 times.
Note that in 2023, the country's strategic currency reserves were 10.5 times higher than external public debt, and in 2024, 13.9 times higher.