BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 13. Government spending played a positive role in supporting aggregate domestic demand in Azerbaijan, with current state budget expenditures growing by 7.5 percent to 10.6 billion manat ($6.19 billion) in the first half of 2025.
The data obtained by Trend from the Central Bank of Azerbaijan shows that total expenditures rose by 6.5 percent in the reporting period year-on-year, reaching 17.1 billion manat ($9.98 billion).
Of total budget spending, 61.8 percent was allocated to current expenditures, 32.2 percent to capital investments, and 6 percent to public debt servicing. Spending on social protection and welfare reached 2.2 billion manat ($1.28 billion), or 110.9 percent of the planned amount.
