# Economy of Guba

Guba is a district found along the Guba-Khachmaz economic region spanning 7.66 thousand km$^2$ in the north-east of Azerbaijan. 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.
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 | 2016 |
| Cereal crops | 27121 | 49704 | 50605 | 46341 | 40159 | 36153 |
| - including wheat | 23396 | 45029 | 45773 | 41781 | 33874 | 29864 |
| Sunflowers | 34 | 40 | 41 | 52 | 52 | 48 |
| Potatoes | 10471 | 10176 | 10850 | 11327 | 11616 | 11059 |
| Vegetables | 12601 | 14210 | 14840 | 15024 | 15418 | 15623 |
| Garden plants | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fruits and berries | 117130 | 118420 | 120198 | 122816 | 122314 | 124967 |
| Grapes | 67 | 78 | 29 | 31 | 74 | 74 |
| Total area of sown agricultural crops (ha) | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Cereal crops | 13161 | 19557 | 19586 | 19680 | 14811 | 13974 |
| - including wheat | 11331 | 17714 | 17716 | 17763 | 12432 | 11415 |
| Sunflowers | 24 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 32 |
| Potatoes | 1114 | 1060 | 1107 | 1150 | 1158 | 1084 |
| Vegetables | 1355 | 1450 | 1490 | 1503 | 1530 | 1549 |
| Garden plants | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fruits and berries | 14488 | 14476 | 14490 | 14724 | 14838 | 16070 |
| Productivity of agricultural crops (centner/ha) | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Grain | 20.6 | 25.4 | 25.8 | 23.5 | 27.1 | 25.9 |
| - including wheat | 20.6 | 25.4 | 25.8 | 23.5 | 27.2 | 26.2 |
| Sunflower | 20.8 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 21.0 |
| Potato | 94 | 96 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 102 |
| Vegetable | 93 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 101 |
| Garden plants | 105 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fruit and berry | 92.0 | 86.1 | 86.1 | 87.7 | 84.1 | 85.6 |
| Number of cattle | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Large cattle | 67294 | 66757 | 66499 | 65118 | 64639 | 63491 |
| - including cows and buffalo | 26506 | 26318 | 26207 | 25842 | 25550 | 24731 |
| Sheep and goats | 267049 | 267527 | 267992 | 265031 | 264874 | 262452 |
| Birds | 202600 | 218018 | 201341 | 201470 | 196411 | 204728 |
| Bee families | 5824 | 6058 | 7480 | 6781 | 7241 | 6856 |
| Production of cattle products (ton) | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Meat | 3600 | 3633 | 3684 | 3699 | 3711 | 3720 |
| Milk | 35341 | 37028 | 37992 | 38182 | 38277 | 38761 |
| Eggs (in thousand) | 11840 | 11994 | 12090 | 12146 | 12281 | 12283 |
| Wool (in physical weight) | 472 | 474 | 474 | 474 | 476 | 399 |

## 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.
Statistics of construction works in Guba
| | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Given into usage | | | | | | |
| Main funds (thousand manat) | 14154.3 | 12371.2 | 13804.3 | 33145.1 | 17811.1 | 20184.4 |
| Houses, total area (thousand square meters) | 19.2 | 19.4 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 7.6 |
| - of which private houses | 16.1 | 19.4 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 8.8 | 7.6 |
| Investments in main capital (thousand manat) | 57833.7 | 118292.2 | 77688.1 | 71197.6 | 31674.6 | 65971.7 |
| - including construction works | 47596.4 | 116742.1 | 73941.3 | 67017.2 | 30116.1 | 62505.1 |
| Number of construction companies | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

## Industry

As the agricultural sector in Guba has grown, other industrial sectors have developed. Light industry and food industry are core industries. 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 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Number of acting enterprises - total, unit | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| The number of individual entrepreneur registered for acting in industry, person | 166 | 178 | 181 | 195 | 170 | 187 | 219 | 248 | 277 | 305 | 333 | 322 | 322 |
| Volume of industrial products (works, services), at factual prices, thsd. manat | 5 007 | 9 228 | 6 440 | 6470 | 8,523 | 12 970 | 16 795 | 19770 | 19247 | 22445 | 21069 | 22602 | 22602 |
| Index of actual volume of industrial products relative to previous year, at percentage | 143.7 | 125.3 | 93.7 | 100.2 | 84.4 | 108.4 | 119.2 | 107.7 | 96,3 | 126.5 | 96.8 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Share of non-state sector in volume of industrial products, at percentage | 58.6 | 73.4 | 39.4 | 39.7 | 49.3 | 68.1 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 6,6 | 5.3 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| Products shipped, thsd. manat | 2 614 | 8 032 | 7 174 | 6 430 | 8,581 | 13 060 | 16 799 | 19797 | 19036 | 22445 | 21198 | 21759 | 21759 |
| Stocks of ready-made products at the end of year, thsd. manat | 408.2 | 2 299 | 1 601 | 1 631 | 1,568 | 1 457 | 42.4 | 9.0 | 220,2 | 214.2 | 85.0 | 927.9 | 927.9 |
| Average payroll of employees, person | 627 | 633 | 722 | 677 | 645 | 688 | 673 | 737 | 1025 | 929 | 632 | 704 | 704 |
| Reception of employees during the year, person | 377 | 190 | 309 | 205 | 311 | 394 | 33 | 116 | 153 | 256 | 244 | 394 | 394 |
| Employees dismissed during the year, person | 427 | 218 | 236 | 275 | 455 | 294 | 25 | 61 | 140 | 338 | 264 | 207 | 207 |
| Payroll of employees at the end of year, person | 712 | 617 | 795 | 670 | 442 | 645 | 623 | 665 | 665 | 796 | 581 | 746 | 746 |
| Average monthly wages, manat | 75.3 | 89.2 | 131.7 | 198.0 | 205.8 | 294.3 | 298.5 | 310.9 | 290,2 | 353.9 | 296.9 | 329.0 | 329.0 |
| Main industrial manufacturing assets at the end of year, by balance value, value, thsd. manat | 15 657 | 17 378 | 17 808 | 19 430 | 19,610 | 103564 | 105068 | 103764 | 109858 | 109854 | 109984 | 110090 | 110090 |
| relative to previous year, at % | 102.5 | 111.2 | 103.2 | 107.0 | 100.7 | 5.3t. | 107.3 | 98.8 | 105,5 | 100.0 | 100.3 | 100.1 | 100.1 |
| Manufacture of main types of products in natural value | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gravel, pebble, flint and crashed stone, ton | 67377 | 110807 | 70747 | 36753 | 66,908 | 92 657 | 135456 | 97382 | 50147 | 114500 | 35200 | 24300 | 24300 |
| Masson's sand, thsd.ton | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.2 | 7.0 | - | - |
| Bread and bakery products, thsd.ton | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 131.6 | 82.4 | 9.6 | 9.6 |
| Canned fruits and vegetables, ton | 3 722 | 4 485 | 2 741 | 6 912 | 1,749 | 795 | - | - | 119,4 | - | 1200 | 1627 | 1627 |
| Flour, ton | 97.2 | 113.8 | - | 19.8 | - | - | - | - | 135,4 | 192.6 | 156.6 | 25.2 | 25.2 |
| Carpets and carpet products, thsd.sq.m | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0,1 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Windows, French-windows and their frames of wood, unit | 50 | - | 36 | 218 | - | - | - | - | - | 62 | - | - | - |
| Gravestones, ton | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 647 | 567.2 | - | - |
| Doors and sash pulley, of aluminium, unit | 312 | 256 | 441 | 1 039 | 404 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plastic doors and sash pulley of plastic, unit | ... | ... | ... | ... | 710 | 1 204 | 4 507 | 2562 | 2635 | 1000 | 3933 | 1618 | 1618 |
| Electric power, mln kwh | - | - | - | - | 57.2 | 231.2 | 288.3 | 336.5 | 303 | 415.4 | 345.0 | 340.5 | 340.5 |
| of which commodity | - | - | - | - | 55.4 | 231.2 | 280.6 | 327.8 | 295.5 | 407.5 | 337.9 | 333.5 | 333.5 |

## 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.
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
| | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Transportation of goods (1000 ton) | 690 | 793 | 838 | 861 | 897 | 925 |
| Turnover of goods (mill. ton km) | 93.2 | 111.5 | 118.7 | 122.1 | 127.4 | 131.5 |
| Transportation of passengers (1000 people) | 17139 | 19862 | 21290 | 22427 | 23862 | 24816 |
| Turnover of passengers (mill. people) | 127.3 | 147.0 | 157.7 | 165.3 | 175.9 | 183.1 |
| Total number of automobiles | 8067 | 8489 | 9724 | 10989 | 12230 | 13504 |