Azerbaijan's domestic government debt reaches 16.2 billion manats
As of October 1, Azerbaijan's domestic government debt stood at 16 billion 230.1 million manats, or 11.8% of the forecast GDP for this year.
According to a report by the State Debt and Financial Liabilities Management Agency under the Ministry of Finance, covering the first nine months of 2026, Azerbaijan's domestic government debt totaled 16 billion 230.1 million manats as of October 1. This represents a decrease of 1 billion 574.4 million manats compared to the figure on January 1 of this year. Of this amount, 7 billion 766.2 million manats comes from government securities in circulation, while 8 billion 463.9 million manats represents obligations the government has assumed under state guarantees. Among the circulating securities, 56% have maturities of up to 5 years, and 44% have maturities of 5 years or longer.
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