BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 9. Azerbaijan transferred a total of 12.4 billion manat ($7.2 billion) in taxes to the state budget through the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy from January through September 2025, exceeding the forecast by 5.2 percent (105.2).
Data obtained by Trend from the Tax Service indicates that tax revenues increased by 425.3 million manat ($250.1 million), or 3.5 percent, compared to the same period in 2024.
The State Tax Service noted that revenues from the non-oil and gas sector amounted to 9.17 billion manat ($5.39 billion), achieving 103 percent of the forecast. Tax payments from this sector rose by 756 million manat ($444.7 million), or 9 percent, compared to last year, accounting for 73.6 percent of total tax revenues, while the oil and gas sector contributed 26.4 percent.
The report also stated that mandatory state social insurance contributions reached 4.66 billion manat ($2.74 billion), up by 12 percent or more than 500.1 million manat ($294.1 million) compared to the same period of 2024, amid continued formalization of employment and wage growth. Contributions from non-budgetary organizations grew by 13 percent, totaling 3.11 billion manat ($1.82 billion).
''Unemployment insurance contributions increased by 10.9 percent to 164.9 million manat ($96.9 million), while those from non-budgetary organizations rose by 12.2 percent to 126.1 million manat ($74.1 million).
Meanwhile, mandatory health insurance contributions grew by 10.3 percent year-on-year, amounting to more than 814.3 million manat ($478.9 million), with non-budgetary organization contributions up by 9.9 percent to 576.8 million manat ($339.2 million),'' the information notes.
