BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 9. As many as 86.9 percent of the 1.65 million taxpayers registered in Azerbaijan were individuals, while 13.1 percent - legal entities and other organizations.
The data obtained by Trend from the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy shows that compared to the corresponding period of last year, the total number of taxpayers grew by 4.8 percent, including the number of individuals by 4.5 percent, and the number of legal entities by 7.2 percent.
The number of registered commercial entities as of October 1 rose by 7.8 percent compared to the corresponding period of last year, amounting to 200,806 units.
From January through September 2025, 10,724 units of commercial entities passed state registration, of which 88.5 percent were with local investment, and 11.5 percent - with foreign investment.
Besides, 91.9 percent of state-registered commercial legal entities were established in the form of limited liability companies, 1.1 percent were joint-stock companies, while 1.1 percent were established in the form of cooperatives, etc.
Additionally, 85 percent of the commercial entities were registered electronically.
The share of e-registration of limited liability companies with local investment was 96.3 percent.
