ArmInfo.In 2021, Armenia increased natural gas imports by 7.6% to 2,787,097.1 cubic meters. The customs value of imported natural gas increased in the same way (by 7.6%), amounting to $459.8 million.
According to the data of the RA Customs Service, natural gas was imported to Armenia from Russia (87.9%) and Iran (12.1%). In particular, 2,449,230 cubic meters natural gas of (a y-o-y growth of 10.9%), were received from Russia, and the customs value of this volume amounted to $404.1 million (a y-o-y growth of 10.9%). Natural gas imports from Iran, decreased by 11.3% - to 337,867.1 cubic meters, with a similar decline in customs value - to $55.7 million.
According to the source, the supply of liquefied gas in y-o-y terms increased by 42.8% - up to 73,564.5 tons, with an increase in customs value by 65.2% - up to $29.3 million. Liquefied gas is supplied to Armenia from Russia (26.8%) , Iran (58.3%) and Iraq (14.7%), very small volumes were supplied from China, the UAE and Germany.
In particular, imports of liquefied gas from Russia decreased by 29.7% to 19,777.1 tons, with an increase in customs value by 1.8% to $10.2 million. Imports of liquefied gas from Iran increased 2.5fold to 42,920, 3 tons, with an increase in customs value 2.7-fold to $14.9 million. Imports of liquefied gas from Iraq increased by 65.2% to 10,866.5 tons, with an increase in customs value by 84.3% to $4.1 million.
It should be noted that the results of 2021 will be summarized by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures of the Republic of Armenia for publication in September 2022. But, according to data published by the Ministry on July 1, in 2021, within the framework of the new indicative balance sheet, Armenia received 111,000 tons of motor gasoline, of which 79,700 tons came from the Russian Federation. In addition, in September 2022 Armenia received 84.6 thousand tons of diesel fuel (of which 71 thousand tons from the Russian Federation), as well as 18 thousand tons of fuel for jet engines.
