Public agency Andalusia TRADE has expanded its international support network to Armenia to help regional businesses access commercial markets in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
The expansion operates through the agency's existing office in Astana, Kazakhstan, extending its reach to cover seven countries in the region. The decision forms part of a broader geographic diversification strategy by the regional ministry of university, industry, energy and innovation to support company internationalisation.
Armenia serves as a strategic connection point between Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia due to its location in the South Caucasus. Official reports from Andalusia TRADE highlight that the country acts as an indirect access platform to a consumer market of more than 180 million people through its membership in the Eurasian Economic Union. This trade bloc grants entry to neighbouring markets including Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.
The Armenian economy maintains a real annual gross domestic product growth rate of more than 5 percent, alongside macroeconomic stability and controlled inflation. Its productive structure centres on services, mining, and an expanding technology sector that is positioning the nation as a digital innovation hub in the Caucasus region.
Commercial opportunities and top export sectors
Bilateral trade between Andalusia and Armenia is currently concentrated in agri-food products and agricultural technology. Andalusian companies export olive oil, table olives, and wine, as well as intensive farming solutions such as irrigation systems and fertilisers. Further opportunities for growth have been identified in precision agriculture, efficient water management, software development, IT services, and digital co-development projects.
Andalusian exports to Armenia reached 6.3 million euros in 2025, representing a 4.6 percent increase compared to the previous year. Andalusia ranks as the third-largest exporting Spanish autonomous community to Armenia, accounting for 10.3 percent of total Spanish exports to the country. Imports from Armenia to Andalusia totalled 63,000 euros during the same period.
By province, Seville led Andalusian sales to Armenia with 2.9 million euros, making up 46 percent of the regional total following a 0.8 percent increase. Cadiz recorded 1.5 million euros in exports, representing 24.8 percent of the total and a 39 percent growth rate. Malaga generated 1.3 million euros, or 21.5 percent of total sales, after experiencing an 8.3 percent decline.
Preserved olives remained the primary product exported from Andalusia to Armenia in 2025, generating 3.7 million euros, or 59 percent of total exports, following a 6 percent rise from 2024. Cork and manufactured cork products accounted for 1.5 million euros, or 24.2 percent of exports, after growing by 37 percent. Olive oil exports totalled 536,000 euros, representing 8.4 percent of sales, despite a 13.2 percent decrease.
Trade missions and global network expansion
To promote these commercial ties, Andalusia TRADE hosted an online technical workshop on July 14 regarding business opportunities in Armenia. Thirteen Andalusian firms from various production sectors participated in the session to examine the strategic potential of the Armenian market and its role as a regional trade gateway.
Adolfo Romero, head of the Andalusia TRADE office in Kazakhstan, conducted the workshop. Romero detailed expansion possibilities in agro-industry, renewable energy, engineering, technology, machinery, construction materials, water management, and specialised services, while outlining access rules for the Eurasian Economic Union. Following the workshop, Andalusian companies participated in face-to-face commercial agendas and individual prospecting projects in Armenia throughout the remainder of that week.
The addition of Armenia brings the total coverage of the International Andalusia TRADE Network to 76 countries serviced through 42 overseas offices across five continents. The public agency designs these international deployments to assist small and medium-sized enterprises, which form the majority of the Andalusian business community.
To maintain expenditure efficiency, the agency uses multi-country coverage models from shared offices. Many of these locations operate within Spain's official economic and commercial offices through agreements with national trade agency ICEX and Spanish embassies.
In Europe, the network covers 22 countries: Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Poland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Turkey.
In Asia, services reach 24 countries: Saudi Arabia, China, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Vietnam, and Thailand. In Oceania, the agency operates in Australia.
Across the Americas, Andalusia TRADE covers 18 markets: Brazil, Canada through offices in Montreal and Toronto, Chile, Colombia, the United States through offices in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, Mexico, Panama, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina.
In Africa, Andalusian firms can access market opportunities in 10 countries: Angola, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa.
