Foreign investments in Azerbaijan's economy rose by 18.3% in January-September 2026, with foreign investors allocating 3.5 billion manats to Azerbaijan's fixed capital, which is 18.3% more than the comparable period in 2025. The report states this with reference to the country's statistics committee. The bulk of foreign investments – 97.1%, or 3.4 billion manats – came from investors in the United Kingdom, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Russia, the United States, Switzerland, Japan, Iran, Hungary, France, India and China. Overall, over nine months, 14.6 billion manats were invested in the country's fixed capital, which in real terms is 10.9% higher than the previous year. Investments in the oil and gas sector rose by 30.8% to 4.8 billion manats, while the non‑oil and gas sector increased by 3.1% to 9.8 billion manats.