BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 7. A whopping 86.9 percent of more than 1.63 million taxpayers in Azerbaijan were individuals, while the remaining 13.1 percent were legal entities and other organizations as of August 1, 2025, painting quite the picture of the tax landscape.
The data obtained by Trend from the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy shows that compared to the same period of last year, the total number of taxpayers increased by 4.8 percent, including the number of individuals by 4.4 percent and legal entities by 7.4 percent.
As of the reporting date, the aggregate count of registered
commercial entities experienced a notable uptick of 8.1 percent
relative to the corresponding timeframe of the previous fiscal
year, culminating in a total of 198,371 units.
From January through July 2025, a total of 8,196 commercial
entities completed the requisite state registration process, with a
significant 88.5 percent attributed to local investment frameworks,
while the remaining 11.5 percent engaged in foreign investment
initiatives.
Moreover, a staggering 91.8 percent of state-registered
commercial legal entities were constituted as limited liability
companies, while a mere 1.1 percent were classified as joint-stock
companies, and another 1.1 percent as cooperatives, among other
forms.
A substantial 84.6 percent of the commercial entities engaged in
the digital registration frameworks.
The ratio of digital enrollment for limited liability entities with
indigenous capital attained a remarkable 96.1 percent
threshold.
