Users doubted the actual increase in Armenian goods exports to Europe.

The export from Armenia to the European Union increased by 1.5 times in the first nine months of 2026 compared to the same period last year, while exports to France and Germany fell, reported the Minister of Economy. Authorities are manipulating the figures, taking as a reference point a period of extremely low exports to Europe, users pointed out.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", starting from October 10, the European Union has granted trade preferences for about 80% of exports from Armenia for two years. The decision is related to the restrictions imposed by Russia on the import of Armenian products. The European Union is Armenia's third-largest trading partner: it accounted for 11.3% of its foreign trade in 2025, according to the European Commission's website.

The Minister of Economy of Armenia, Gevorg Papoyan, reported that exports to the EU increased by 1.5 times (by 51%) in the first nine months of 2026 compared to the same period last year.

"In monetary terms, Armenia's exports to the EU from January to September increased to $717 million (for comparison, during the same period in 2025, this figure was $475 million)," he noted.

The largest increase in shipments was recorded to the Czech Republic (by 80.4%), Croatia (by 71.3%), and Belgium (by 40.6%). At the same time, exports to seven European countries decreased: France fell by 1.6%, Germany by 7.6%, Greece by 10.6%, the Netherlands by 13.7%, Luxembourg by 32.3%, and Portugal by 32.8%, according to a post on the minister's Facebook page.

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"You are manipulating the effect of a low base. This is the same as during Kocharian's era when they said the economy grew threefold," wrote Mkhitar Harutunyan.

"By playing with the numbers, they are throwing dust in people's eyes," commented Սաթիկ Կիրակոսյան.

"Do not write interest rates, write specific figures," urged Արամ Տորոսյան.

"It is unclear where we are heading. The EU is opening its doors. Russia is wagging its finger. Pashinyan does not reject either side in his style," noted Gagik Sholinyan.

After the parliamentary elections, Armenia found itself once again at the center of geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the European Union. Yerevan declares its intention to continue the course towards Eurointegration, Moscow is increasing economic pressure and demanding a choice between the EU and the EAEU, while disputes about the price of such a choice continue within the country, as stated in the article "Is Armenia on the path to the EU? What is changing in Yerevan's relations with Russia".

In Armenia, the program "Compensation of expenses for product certification and laboratory testing" has been canceled, which was adopted to promote the export of Armenian products to new foreign markets by partially reimbursing expenses incurred for the certification and laboratory testing of Armenian products. The corresponding decision was made on October 22 at a meeting of the Government of Armenia.

It is noted that discrepancies were found in the applications that did not meet the requirements established by the program. In particular, the submitted applications lacked documents confirming the turnover of products in the exporting country. As a result, the necessary conditions for providing support were not met, and beneficiaries were not identified within the framework of the program.