Taxes on goods and services in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Taxes on goods and services was 21.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Azerbaijan, 1994–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 21.7% for taxes on goods and services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Azerbaijan peaked at 40.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2011.
Azerbaijan ranks 122nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 30.5% | — |
| 1995 | 33.9% | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | -21.0% |
| 1997 | 40.3% | +50.4% |
| 1998 | 37.3% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 39.2% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -67.7% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +40.8% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -23.9% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +34.4% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +19.7% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 26.8% | 40.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 12.6% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 12.1% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 16.6% | 23.0% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Azerbaijan
- Arms imports 28.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 833.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 28.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 370.2 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0507 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.78 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 36.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Azerbaijan?
- Taxes on goods and services in Azerbaijan was 21.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2011.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Azerbaijan ranks 122nd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.