The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects Azerbaijan's gross domestic product (GDP) to be 3.5% higher this year than in 2022, citing the updated Asian Development Outlook for April 2023.

According to the document, this is 0.7 percentage points more than the ADB's September forecast.

The bank expects 3.8% economic growth in Azerbaijan next year.

ADB predicts that the economy of the Caucasus and Central Asia region will grow 4.4% this year (0.2% more than the previous forecast) and 4.6% next year.