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26 October 2026 - 18:20 AMT

Armenia records 6.9% rise in economic activity

Armenia’s economic activity index increased by 6.9% in January-September 2026 compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan announced the figures on his Facebook page.

The minister also presented growth figures for individual sectors of the economy.

“Industrial output increased by 5.8%, services grew by 13%, trade rose by 0.6%, and construction expanded by 24.9%,” the post stated.

At the same time, agricultural output declined by 4.8%.

Armenia’s 1,000 largest taxpayers paid 1 trillion 638 billion drams into the state budget in January-September 2026, an increase of 199 billion drams compared with the previous year.