ArmInfo. One of the major gas station chains, which also purchased Azerbaijani petroleum products, will begin selling this fuel at low prices in the coming days. Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan announced this on his Facebook page.
He also cited current market prices, noting that gasoline cost 510 drams/liter in early December, but is now 430 drams/liter (a difference of 80 drams, or a decrease of 15.7%); diesel fuel cost 480 drams/liter in early December, but is now 410 drams/liter (a difference of 70 drams/liter, or a decrease of 14.6%). Meanwhile, the minister did not address the issue of liquefied gas, which is used by the majority of drivers in Armenia. Prices for liquefied gas have risen to almost 300 drams. A shortage had previously been reported on the market. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated during a government meeting on January 15 that this problem must be addressed, including at the regional level, through supply diversification. "We must move in this direction, and we are already moving in that direction. And rest assured, this problem will not arise either this December or next year," Pashinyan concluded. It should be noted that the price of liquefied gas had increased by 30-40 drams the previous day, and by evening, there was a shortage of liquefied gas at gas stations. By the end of the day, the price of liquefied gas had gradually increased to 250 drams.
Gegham Gevorgyan, head of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, stated that this is a commodity imported into Armenia by more than 100 companies. "The largest importer accounts for no more than 9% of the market. It is absurd to think that all these companies are agreeing to a simultaneous price increase," he emphasized. According to data from the RA Customs Service, in the first half of 2025, liquefied gas imported to Armenia primarily came from Russia (99.1%), or over 126,871.9 tons, with a 30.6% increase in volume and a 45.6% increase in customs value (to $42.1 million). Iranian liquefied gas supplies decreased by 66% to 553.6 tons (0.4%), with a 66.7% decrease in customs value to $233,900. Iraqi liquefied gas accounted for 0.1%, or 218.1 tons, a 68.3% increase year-on-year, while its customs value increased 2.8-fold to $146,000. Significantly smaller volumes of liquefied gas were imported to Armenia from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Belarus, Turkey, China, Germany, and Poland.
