BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 15. The State Social
Protection Fund (SSPF) of Azerbaijan provided monthly social
payments totaling 803 million manat ($472.3 million) to 1.7 million
citizens in 2025, the fund's chairperson, Zaka Mirzayev, said at a
press conference in Baku reviewing the results of 2025 and
outlining goals for 2026, Trend reports.
He noted that the majority of these payments were directed to
labor pensions, accounting for 74% of the total, while 14% were
allocated to other social benefits.
“Last year, over 7 billion manat ($4.12 billion) in payments
were made from the SSPF’s accounts. Social payments to the
population increased by 622 million manat ($365.8 million) compared
to the previous year. In total, the Fund’s expenditures reached
7.51 billion manat ($4.42 billion), while revenues amounted to 6.5
billion manat ($3.82 billion),” Mirzayev said.
