BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 11. The number of active value-added tax (VAT) taxpayers in Azerbaijan rose by 5.8%.
According to information from the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy, the number of active taxpayers increased by 3.4% from the beginning of the year to 888,320 as of Aug. 1, 2026.
The number of active VAT taxpayers rose by 5.8% during the period to 61,805.
The number of active business entities (facilities) increased by 4.5% to 243,263 as of the same date, according to the agency.
The State Tax Service said that in January-July 2026, $6.749 billion in taxes was collected for Azerbaijan’s state budget through the agency, exceeding the forecast by $499 million.
Compared with the same period in 2025, tax revenues increased by $537.2 million, or about 8.6%.
Tax revenues from the non-oil and gas sector totaled $4.993 billion, exceeding the forecast by $148.1 million. Compared with the same period last year, revenues from the sector increased by $528.5 million, or 11.8%, the agency said.
Mandatory state social insurance contributions totaled $2.375 billion in January-July 2026, exceeding the forecast by $134.9 million. Of this amount, contributions from non-budget organizations totaled more than $1.581 billion.
During the reporting period, unemployment insurance contributions reached $84.4 million, exceeding the forecast by $4 million. Nearly $64.8 million of the total came from non-budget organizations, the State Tax Service said.
Mandatory health insurance contributions totaled nearly $356.9 million, exceeding the forecast by $9.2 million. Of this amount, about $236.7 million was provided by non-budget organizations.
