Baku: Azerbaijan’s tax revenues from the non-oil and gas sector saw a significant increase of nearly 9% in 2025, reflecting the country’s ongoing economic diversification efforts. More than 16 billion 353.5 million manats were collected in taxes and transferred to the state budget through the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy. This amount surpassed the forecast by 853.5 million manats. Compared to 2024, the total tax revenues witnessed an increase of 545.5 million manats, or 3.5 percent, as reported by the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy to APA-Economics.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, revenues from the non-oil and gas sector exceeded 12 billion 6 million manats, with an additional 336.1 million manats contributed to the budget beyond the forecast. This represented an increase of 978.7 million manats, or 8.9 percent, from the previous year. The non-oil and gas sector accounted for 73.4 percent of the taxes paid, while 26.6 percent was attributed to the oil and gas sector.
In 2025, revenues from mandatory state social insurance premiums amounted to 6 billion 448.3 million manats, marking an increase of more than 684.9 million manats, or 11.9 percent, compared to 2024. Non-budgetary organizations saw a 12.2 percent rise in revenues, reaching nearly 4.3 billion manats.
Furthermore, revenues from unemployment insurance premiums grew by 10.0 percent compared to 2024, reaching nearly 228.9 million manats. Revenues from non-budgetary organizations in this category rose by 10.5 percent to more than 173.3 million manats.
Revenues from compulsory health insurance premiums also experienced a 10.5 percent increase compared to 2024, surpassing 1.1 billion manats. Non-budgetary organizations saw their contributions rise by 10.0 percent, exceeding 793.4 million manats.