Guba is a district found along the Guba-Khachmaz economic region spanning 7.66 thousand km2 in the north-east of Azerbaijan."State Program on Social-Economic Development of Regions of Azerbaijan Republic" for the years of 2004 - 2008 http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/untc/unpan016803.pdf The currency of Azerbaijan is the manat (code: AZN; symbol : ₼). The region is rich with natural resources, including natural gas, oil, sand, gravel and combustible shale.
Agriculture, construction, industry, and transportation form the core of the economy in Guba.
Agriculture Agriculture in Guba is primarily focused on the production of fruits and vegetables. There are numerous orchards within Guba territory. The main agricultural products of Guba are sunflowers, potatoes, grapes, cereal/dried pulses, sugar beets, hazelnuts, pomegranates and olives, but the region is also known for growing wheat and breeding cows.Aksoy, Uygun; Boz, İsmet; Eynalov, Hezi; Guliyev, Yagub (2018). "Organic Agriculture in Azerbaijan" Current status and potentials for future development. Food and Agriculture Organization United Nations. http://unazerbaijan.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Book_organic_EN_press.compressed.pdf
In Guba, special breeds of sheep are raised and their wool is used for the local fur industry.
The total value of production of the main products was 213,183,000 manat in 2011, 2,596,595,000 manat in 2012, 2,262,579,000 manat in 2013, 2,264,253,000 manat in 2014, and 1,914,185,000 manat in 2015.
The total value of production of agriculture, forest farming and fishing goods increased by 17.4% from 2011 to 2015.
Statistics of agricultural sector in Guba Production of main agricultural crops (tons) 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Cereal crops271214970450605463414015936153 - including wheat233964502945773417813387429864Sunflowers344041525248Potatoes104711017610850113271161611059Vegetables126011421014840150241541815623Garden plants21-----Fruits and berries117130118420120198122816122314124967Grapes677829317474 Total area of sown agricultural crops (ha) 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Cereal crops131611955719586196801481113974 - including wheat113311771417716177631243211415Sunflowers242727333532Potatoes111410601107115011581084Vegetables135514501490150315301549Garden plants2-----Fruits and berries144881447614490147241483816070 Productivity of agricultural crops (centner/ha) 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Grain20.625.425.823.527.125.9 - including wheat20.625.425.823.527.226.2Sunflower20.819.720.020.920.921.0Potato94969899100102Vegetable9398100100101101Garden plants105-----Fruit and berry92.086.186.187.784.185.6 Number of cattle 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Large cattle 672946675766499651186463963491 - including cows and buffalo265062631826207258422555024731Sheep and goats267049267527267992265031264874262452Birds202600218018201341201470196411204728Bee families582460587480678172416856 Production of cattle products (ton) 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Meat 360036333684369937113720Milk353413702837992381823827738761Eggs (in thousand)118401199412090121461228112283Wool (in physical weight)472474474474476399
Construction In 2016, there were 6 construction enterprises in Guba. The total value of construction works was 46,620,000 manat.
In Guba, new power generation plants are being constructed to meet increased demand for electricity."Socio-economic development of the regions". Administrative Department of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. http://files.preslib.az/projects/republic/en/azr3_6.pdf
Statistics of construction works in Guba 201020122013201420152016Given into usage Main funds (thousand manat)14154.312371.213804.333145.117811.120184.4Houses, total area (thousand square meters)19.219.412.311.09.47.6 - of which private houses16.119.49.611.08.87.6Investments in main capital (thousand manat)57833.7118292.277688.171197.631674.665971.7 - including construction works47596.4116742.173941.367017.230116.162505.1Number of construction companies576666
Industry As the agricultural sector in Guba has grown, other industrial sectors have developed. Light industry and food industry are core industries.Azərbaycan Respublikası iqtisadiyyatının sahələri və iqtisadi rayonları üzrə prioritet istiqamətləri (Azerbaijani) http://anfes.gov.az/files/Prioritet%20istiqametler.pdf Electric plants in Guba are a large part of the region's industry.
Food industry Food industry includes the production of wine, meat and milk, bakery, canned fruit and vegetable, flour, etc.
Light industry Carpet-making and small local sewing enterprises are part of light industry in Guba. In the villages of Guba, carpet-making continues to develop as a traditional handicraft art.
Construction materials industry Guba also produces construction materials from local raw materials including sand, stone, and wood.
Statistics regarding industry in Guba 2005 20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016Number of acting enterprises - total, unit232522222122181516212728The number of individual entrepreneur registered for acting in industry, person166178181195170187219248277305333322Volume of industrial products (works, services), at factual prices, thsd. manat5 0079 2286 44064708,52312 97016 7951977019247224452106922602Index of actual volume of industrial products relative to previous year, at percentage143.7125.393.7100.284.4108.4119.2107.796,3126.596.8102.0Share of non-state sector in volume of industrial products, at percentage58.673.439.439.749.368.16.35.26,65.39.29.8Products shipped, thsd. manat2 6148 0327 1746 4308,58113 06016 7991979719036224452119821759Stocks of ready-made products at the end of year, thsd. manat408.22 2991 6011 6311,5681 45742.49.0220,2214.285.0927.9Average payroll of employees, person6276337226776456886737371025929632704Reception of employees during the year, person37719030920531139433116153256244394Employees dismissed during the year, person4272182362754552942561140338264207Payroll of employees at the end of year, person712617795670442645623665665796581746Average monthly wages, manat75.389.2131.7198.0205.8294.3298.5310.9290,2353.9296.9329.0Main industrial manufacturing assets at the end of year, by balance value, value, thsd. manat15 65717 37817 80819 43019,610103564105068103764109858109854109984110090relative to previous year, at %102.5111.2103.2107.0100.75.3t.107.398.8105,5100.0100.3100.1Manufacture of main types of products in natural valueGravel, pebble, flint and crashed stone, ton67377110807707473675366,90892 65713545697382501471145003520024300Masson's sand, thsd.ton...........................7.27.0-Bread and bakery products, thsd.ton...........................131.682.49.6Canned fruits and vegetables, ton3 7224 4852 7416 9121,749795--119,4-12001627Flour, ton97.2113.8-19.8----135,4192.6156.625.2Carpets and carpet products, thsd.sq.m0.20.10.20.20.10.070.050.10,10.080.050.05Windows, French-windows and their frames of wood, unit50-36218-----62--Gravestones, ton...........................647567.2-Doors and sash pulley, of aluminium, unit3122564411 03940477------Plastic doors and sash pulley of plastic, unit............7101 2044 50725622635100039331618Electric power, mln kwh----57.2231.2288.3336.5303415.4345.0340.5of which commodity----55.4231.2280.6327.8295.5407.5337.9333.5
Transportation There are some roads that pass through the area of Guba. A 208 kilometer-long road along the Baku-Guba-border with Russia was built at a total cost of 493.3 million USD.Updated Road Map and Investment Plan.https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/linked-documents/45389-001-aze-oth-01.pdf
There are highways, telecommunication lines connecting Azerbaijan and Russia, and oil and gas pipelines also pass through the Guba-Khacmaz economic region.
Statistics regarding transportation in Guba 201020122013201420152016Transportation of goods (1000 ton)690793838861897925Turnover of goods (mill. ton km)93.2111.5118.7122.1127.4131.5Transportation of passengers (1000 people)171391986221290224272386224816Turnover of passengers (mill. people)127.3147.0157.7165.3175.9183.1Total number of automobiles806784899724109891223013504
See also Economy of Azerbaijan
References
External links The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan