Azerbaijan continues to increase defense spending

ArmInfo. Defense and national security spending in Azerbaijan in 2027 is projected to be 8 billion 816 million 401 thousand 550 manats, an increase of 98 million 819 thousand 690 manats, or 1.1%, compared to the approved 2026 budget of 8 billion 717 million 581 thousand 860 manats.

According to Oxu.Az, this is evidenced by a comparison of the draft law "On the State Budget of Azerbaijan for 2027" with the approved state budget for 2026.

According to the draft law, 3 billion 369 million 570 thousand 986 manats are planned to be allocated to the defense forces in 2027. This is 378,835,197 manat, or 12.7%, more than the approved figure for the current year.

At the same time, spending on national security is expected to decrease from 520,623,148 manat to 479,181,155 manat. Therefore, funding for this area will decrease by 41,441,993 manat, or approximately 8%.

Funding for the Border Service is expected to increase from 541,633,496 manat to 553,977,316 manat. The increase will amount to 12,343,820 manat, or 2.3%.

Expenditures on other areas related to defense and national security are projected to decrease from 4,659,498,016 manat in 2026 to 4,413,672,093 manat in 2027. This represents a decrease of 245,825,923 manat, or 5.3%.

This expenditure includes a reduction in funding for special defense projects and activities from 4.5 billion to 4 billion manat. This represents a decrease of 500 million manat, or 11.1%.

The share of defense and national security expenditures in Azerbaijan's total state budget for 2027 will be approximately 20.8%.