Number of taxpayers in Azerbaijan rises by nearly 5%

As of December 1, 2025, Azerbaijan had 1,667,152 registered taxpayers, marking a 4.8% increase year-on-year, Report informs, referring to the State Tax Service (STS) under the Ministry of Economy.

Of all taxpayers, 86.8% are individuals, while 13.2% are legal entities and other organizations. Over the past year, the number of individual entrepreneurs increased by 4.5%, while the number of institutions, enterprises, and organizations grew by 6.9%.

By the end of November, the number of registered commercial entities stood at 203,001 – 7.5% more than a year earlier. Of the commercial legal entities registered with the state, 92% are limited liability companies (LLCs), 1.1% are joint-stock companies (JSCs), 1.1% are cooperatives, and the remainder are established in other forms.

In just the first 11 months of 2025, 12,957 commercial entities were registered. Of these, 88.8% are local and 11.2% are foreign-invested.

Overall, 85.1% of commercial entities were registered electronically. During the reporting period, the share of e-registration among locally invested LLCs was 96.4%.