Azerbaijan Republic: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report
IMF Staff Country Reports, October 15, 2004
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- Published: October 15, 2004
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451802603.002
Summary findings
- The share of the production and non-oil sector in GDP has increased.
- Shares increased for: industry; construction; wholesale, retail and service sectors.
- Shares decreased for: agriculture; transport and communication; hotel and restaurant; social and informal service sectors; and net taxes from goods and imports.
- Agricultural reforms contributed to real agricultural growth rates of 6.4 percent in 2002 and 5.6 percent in 2003.
- In the reported period, the share of crop production in agricultural production was 60 percent and the share of livestock production was 40 percent.
Sectoral composition and dynamics
- Non-oil sector: rising share in GDP (no quantitative share provided in source).
- Industry and construction: reported increases in their GDP shares.
- Services: wholesale, retail and service sectors expanded their shares; hotel, restaurant, social and informal services contracted.
- Agriculture: declining share in GDP overall despite strong agricultural growth rates in 2002 and 2003; internal composition of agricultural production was 60 percent crops and 40 percent livestock.
Social and poverty-related context
- The paper examines progress on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Azerbaijan Republic.
- Subjects listed: Education, Health, Labor, Population and demographics, Poverty.
- Keywords associated with the report include: absolute poverty, arable land, financial support, infant mortality, medical treatment, poverty line.