Azerbaijan will allocate more than 8.8 billion manats for defense and national security in 2027

In 2027, 8 billion 816 million 400 thousand is planned to be allocated from Azerbaijan's state budget for defense and national security.

As Report informs, such data are reflected in the draft law "On the State Budget for 2027."

According to the information, out of the specified amount, 3 billion 438 million 600 thousand manats will be directed to support the judicial system, law enforcement agencies, and the prosecutor's office, which is 102.3 million manats (3.1%) more than in 2026 and 518.3 million manats (17.7%) more than in 2025.

Next year, 15 million manats will be allocated from the state budget to provide housing for active-duty and reserve military personnel with 20 or more years of service, as well as to finance other necessary expenses, and 14.7 million manats for compensation to military personnel who do not have housing due to renting (including reserve and retired military personnel).

Extra-budgetary expenditures of organizations funded from state budget sections related to defense and national security, the judicial system, law enforcement agencies, and the prosecutor's office will amount to 443.7 million manats. Of these funds, 20.6 million manats (4.6%) will constitute defense and national security expenditures, and 423.1 million manats (95.4%) will go toward expenditures for maintaining the judicial system, law enforcement agencies, and the prosecutor's office.