Expenditures allocated by the state in the field of culture shall be determined within the state budget of the Azerbaijan Republic approved under paragraph 5 of part I of Article 95 and paragraph 32 of Article 109 of the Constitution.
Thus, Article 7 of the Law on the State Budget of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2021 allocates financial resources from the state budget in this area for culture, art, information, physical education, youth policy and other similar activities (including television, radio and publishing).
Of the state budget for 2021, AZN 379 326 086 is allocated for the use of the Ministry for Culture. The general dynamics of the funds allocated to the Ministry for Culture from the budget for 2020 (AZN 368 3 million) and 2021 (379 million) has increased. However, this dynamic was mainly due to a salary increase for staff.
The total public expenditure in 2021 is AZN 28 543 000. Public culture expenditure as a percentage of the total public expenditure in 2021 is 1.33%
GDP for 2021 is calculated as AZN 75 800 000. Public culture expenditure as a percentage of the GDP, in 2021 is 0.50%
Public culture expenditure at all levels of government per capita in 2021 is 37.5 AZN or EUR 18.8.
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