ArmInfo.Demand for international freight transportation in Armenia has increased by 30%. This was reported to ArmInfo by the press service of the international freight exchange ATI.SU.
According to the source, in the third quarter, the number of orders placed on the exchange for freight delivery to Armenia from other countries increased by 29% year-on-year and by 15% compared to the previous quarter. Import freight rates increased by 22% year-on- year. Russia leads the way in terms of the number of orders (+22% year-on-year and +17% compared to the second quarter). Meanwhile, Belarus shows the most impressive growth dynamics (+133% compared to last year).
Export shipments have also returned to growth after a slight decline. In the third quarter, the number of requests for transportation from Armenia to other countries increased by 30% year-on-year, and compared to the previous quarter, growth reached 116%.
Prices also increased (by 6% year-on-year and 15% quarter-on-quarter). Significant progress was also seen on the Russian (+29% year- on-year) and Belarusian (+57%) routes.
As noted by ATI.SU experts, there is a positive trend in demand for cargo delivery within the country, which, in their opinion, is likely due to the growing popularity of digital logistics services in general and the Freight Exchange in particular. Official statistics reflect market stagnation: the volume of road freight transportation in Armenia remained unchanged (minus 0.2%) for the first eight months of 2025.
"The peak season for international transportation will last until December. "Furthermore, there is a slight shortage of transport in the market, so we are seeing an increase in the number of freight delivery requests on the Exchange, both internationally and domestically. Cargo owners are using every opportunity to find carriers, including digital services," noted Sergey Mkrtchyan, Director of the Armenian Representative Office of the international freight exchange ATI.SU.
It is worth noting that, according to the RA Statistics Committee, the volume of freight transportation in Armenia in January-August 2025 increased by 1.1% compared to the same period in 2024, reaching 10,620,600 tons. Of this volume, 78.4%, or 8,330,300 tons, was accounted for by road freight, a 0.2% decrease compared to the same period last year. A decline was also recorded in natural gas deliveries via the main pipeline, down 1.8% to 1,218,200 tons.
Meanwhile, freight transport by rail increased by 17.4% to 1,047,000 tons, and by air by 5% to 25.1 thousand tons.
