BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 29. Azerbaijan’s
state budget revenues for the period from January through September
2026 totaled 29.31 billion manat ($17.24 billion), exceeding the
forecast by 787.4 million manat ($463.24 million), or 2.8%.


According to the Ministry of Finance of Azerbaijan, the forecast
for state budget revenue for the reporting period was 28.52 billion
manat ($16.78 billion).


In addition, it is noted that, excluding the transfer from the
State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ), state budget revenues
amounted to 19.68 billion manat ($11.58 billion). This is 1.4
billion manat ($820 million), or 7.7%, more than the figure for the
same period last year.


“In the structure of state budget revenues, revenues from tax
authorities amounted to 13.63 billion manat ($8.02 billion), or
46.5% of the total. Transfers from SOFAZ totaled 9.62 billion manat
($5.66 billion) (32.8%), while revenue from customs authorities
amounted to 4.97 billion manat ($2.92 billion) (17%).


In addition, revenues from paid services provided by
state-funded organizations totaled 543.2 million manat ($319.58
million) (1.9%), and revenues from leasing state property amounted
to 43.2 million manat ($25.42 million) (0.1%). “Other revenues
amounted to 493.7 million manat ($290.45 million), or 1.7%,” the
ministry’s statement said.







According to the Ministry of Finance, from January through
September 2026, tax revenue exceeded the approved forecast by 913.4
million manat ($537.37 million), or 7.2%. Revenues from the leasing
of state property exceeded the forecast by 8.9 million manat ($5.24
million), or 25.9%, while other revenues exceeded the forecast by
84.3 million manat ($49.6 million), or 20.6%.


At the same time, revenue from customs authorities fell short of
the forecast by 10.7 million manat ($6.3 million), or 0.2%.


“Revenue from paid services provided by organizations funded
from the state budget was 208.5 million manat ($122.67 million), or
27.7%, below the forecast,” the statement emphasized.


According to information from the Ministry of Finance, the
transfer from SOFAZ to the state budget was carried out as
planned.