| Economic indicators | 
            
          
    
        
            | GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 
            2014 | 
            75193 | 
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            | GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 
            2010 | 
            52906 | 
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            | GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 
            2005 | 
            13245 | 
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            | GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2005 prices) | 
            2014 | 
            2.6 | 
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            | GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2005 prices) | 
            2010 | 
            4.6 | 
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            | GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2005 prices) | 
            2005 | 
            28.0 | 
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            | GDP per capita (current US$) | 
            2014 | 
            7808.4 | 
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            | GDP per capita (current US$) | 
            2010 | 
            5813.9 | 
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            | GDP per capita (current US$) | 
            2005 | 
            1546.8 | 
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            | Economy: Agriculture (% of GVA) | 
            2014 | 
            5.7 | 
            Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Economy: Agriculture (% of GVA) | 
            2010 | 
            5.9 | 
            Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Economy: Agriculture (% of GVA) | 
            2005 | 
            9.8 | 
            Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Economy: Industry (% of GVA) | 
            2014 | 
            57.9 | 
            Excludes publishing activities, includes irrigation canals.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Economy: Industry (% of GVA) | 
            2010 | 
            64.0 | 
            Excludes publishing activities, includes irrigation canals.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Economy: Industry (% of GVA) | 
            2005 | 
            63.2 | 
            Excludes publishing activities, includes irrigation canals.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 
            2014 | 
            36.4 | 
            Excludes repair of personal and household goods. Includes publishing activities and landscaping care.     | 
        
    
    
        
            | Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 
            2010 | 
            30.1 | 
            Excludes repair of personal and household goods. Includes publishing activities and landscaping care.     | 
        
    
    
        
            | Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 
            2005 | 
            27.0 | 
            Excludes repair of personal and household goods. Includes publishing activities and landscaping care.     | 
        
    
    
        
            | Employment: Agriculture (% of employed) | 
            2014 | 
            36.8 | 
            Excluding the institutional population.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Employment: Agriculture (% of employed) | 
            2010 | 
            38.2 | 
            Break in the time series. Excluding the institutional population.     | 
        
    
    
        
            | Employment: Agriculture (% of employed) | 
            2005 | 
            39.3 | 
            Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 3.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Employment: Industry (% of employed) | 
            2014 | 
            14.3 | 
            Excluding the institutional population.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Employment: Industry (% of employed) | 
            2010 | 
            13.7 | 
            Break in the time series. Excluding the institutional population.     | 
        
    
    
        
            | Employment: Industry (% of employed) | 
            2005 | 
            12.1 | 
            Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 3.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Employment: Services and other (% of employed) | 
            2014 | 
            48.9 | 
            Excluding the institutional population.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Employment: Services and other (% of employed) | 
            2010 | 
            48.1 | 
            Break in the time series. Excluding the institutional population.     | 
        
    
    
        
            | Employment: Services and other (% of employed) | 
            2005 | 
            48.6 | 
            Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 3.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Unemployment (% of labour force) | 
            2014 | 
            4.9 | 
            Estimate.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Unemployment (% of labour force) | 
            2010 | 
            5.6 | 
            Estimate.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Unemployment (% of labour force) | 
            2005 | 
            7.3 | 
            Estimate.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Labour force participation (female/male pop. %) | 
            2014 | 
            61.6/68.0 | 
            Estimate.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Labour force participation (female/male pop. %) | 
            2010 | 
            61.8/67.4 | 
            Estimate.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Labour force participation (female/male pop. %) | 
            2005 | 
            60.5/66.3 | 
            Estimate.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) | 
            2014 | 
            ... | 
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            | CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) | 
            2010 | 
            204 | 
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            | CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) | 
            2005 | 
            125 | 
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            | Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) | 
            2014 | 
            137 | 
            2013.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) | 
            2010 | 
            118 | 
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            | Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) | 
            2005 | 
            104 | 
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            | Food production index (2004-2006=100) | 
            2014 | 
            142 | 
            2013.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Food production index (2004-2006=100) | 
            2010 | 
            122 | 
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            | Food production index (2004-2006=100) | 
            2005 | 
            103 | 
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            | Index of industrial production (2005=100) | 
            2014 | 
            188 | 
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            | Index of industrial production (2005=100) | 
            2010 | 
            200 | 
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            | Index of industrial production (2005=100) | 
            2005 | 
            100 | 
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            | Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | 
            2014 | 
            10209 | 
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            | Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | 
            2010 | 
            15040 | 
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            | Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | 
            2005 | 
            167 | 
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            | Exports (million US$) | 
            2015 | 
            21751.7 | 
            2014.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Imports (million US$) | 
            2015 | 
            9178.6 | 
            2014.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Balance (million US$) | 
            2015 | 
            12573.1 | 
            2014.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Major trading partners (% of exports) | 
            2015 | 
            Italy (22.1), Indonesia (9.3), Germany (8.9) | 
            2014.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Major trading partners (% of imports) | 
            2015 | 
            Russian Federation (14.3), Turkey (14.0), United Kingdom (10.7) | 
            2014.      | 
        
    
    
        
        
                    
            
                | Social indicators | 
            
          
    
        
            | Population growth rate (average annual %) | 
            2010-2015 | 
            1.4 | 
            Including Nagorno-Karabakh.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Urban population (%) | 
            2015 | 
            54.6 | 
            Including Nagorno-Karabakh.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 
            2010-2015 | 
            1.6 | 
            Including Nagorno-Karabakh.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 
            2010-2015 | 
            2.3 | 
            Including Nagorno-Karabakh.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 
            2010-2015 | 
            73.8/67.5 | 
            Including Nagorno-Karabakh.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Total dependency ratio (Pop. aged 0-14 & 65+ per 100 pop. 15-64) | 
            2015 | 
            38 | 
            Including Nagorno-Karabakh.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) | 
            mid-2015 | 
            264.2/2.7 | 
            Including Nagorno-Karabakh. Including refugees.     | 
        
    
    
        
            | Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) | 
            2014 | 
            2160 | 
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            | Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR | 
            mid-2015 | 
            628096 | 
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            | Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) | 
            2010-2015 | 
            40 | 
            Including Nagorno-Karabakh.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Health: Total expenditure (% of GDP) | 
            2014 | 
            6.0 | 
            Adjustments for currency change (from old to new manat) were made for the entire Azerbaijan series starting from World Health Statistics 2008.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 
            2013 | 
            3.4 | 
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            | Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) | 
            2014 | 
            2.5 | 
            2013.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Education: Primary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 
            2014 | 
            105.5/106.6 | 
            Estimate.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Education: Secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 
            2014 | 
            102.4/103.1 | 
            Estimate.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Education: Tertiary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 
            2014 | 
            24.8/21.7 | 
            Estimate.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 
            2014 | 
            2.5 | 
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            | Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 
            2016 | 
            16.9 | 
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