Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov has announced that defense and national security spending in the country’s state budget for next year will amount to 8.8 billion manats, accounting for around 21% of total budget expenditures, or approximately $5.18 billion.<\/p>\n
This should be viewed as a continuation of the long-term trend that has developed since 2020. From 4.4 billion manats allocated to this sector in 2020, Azerbaijan’s actual spending reached 8.1 billion manats in 2025. Meanwhile, the planned allocations of approximately 8.7–8.8 billion manats for 2026–2027 indicate that military and security spending has become one of the largest and most stable areas of Azerbaijan’s state budget.<\/p>\n
According to Azerbaijan’s official statistical data and financial reports, actual spending in 2025 amounted to 8.068 billion manats, representing a 22.9% increase compared with 2024.<\/p>\n
In 2020, Azerbaijan’s actual spending on defense and national security amounted to approximately 4.43 billion manats. This represented about 16.8% of the country’s actual state budget expenditures that year.<\/p>\n
In 2021, spending increased to approximately 4.89 billion manats, while in 2022 it reached around 4.90 billion manats. This means that there was no sharp increase in 2022, but funding for the military sector remained significantly higher than in the pre-war period.<\/p>\n
It is also noteworthy that the initial 2022 state budget allocated 4.49 billion manats for defense and national security. However, the allocation was subsequently increased, and actual spending reached approximately 4.90 billion manats.<\/p>\n
In 2023, spending increased to 5.85 billion manats, and in 2024 it reached 6.56 billion manats.<\/p>\n
The structure of Azerbaijan’s actual spending in 2024 is also noteworthy. Of the total 6.56 billion manats allocated to defense and national security, more than 3.49 billion manats were directed toward special defense-related projects and measures.<\/p>\n
In 2025, 8.396 billion manats had been initially allocated, while actual spending amounted to approximately 8.068 billion manats. According to Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Finance, actual spending increased by 22.9% compared with 2024.<\/p>\n
Thus, over just five years, from 2020 to 2025, actual spending on defense and national security increased by approximately 82%, rising from 4.43 billion to 8.07 billion manats.<\/p>\n
The approved 2026 state budget allocates 8.715 billion manats for defense and national security.<\/p>\n
According to currently available figures, 8.8164 billion manats, or approximately $5.19 billion, is planned for defense and national security in 2027. This represents around 20.8% of total state budget expenditures.<\/p>\n
In other words, Azerbaijan’s planned defense and national security spending for 2027 is 101.6 million manats, or approximately 1.2%, higher than the 2026 allocation.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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