Baku:Azerbaijan is set to increase its maternity benefit expenditure per person to 3,946.16 manats in 2027 as part of the country's budgetary planning.

According to Azeri-Press news agency, the 2027 Budget Package outlines that the average expenditure per person on pregnancy and childbirth benefits will reach this amount next year. The total projected expenditure for these benefits is expected to be 77.34 million manats, reflecting a 19.8% increase compared to 2025, an 8.9% rise over the current year's forecast, and a 10.2% increase relative to the expected year-end execution.

In 2025, Azerbaijan spent 64.57 million manats on 19,112 beneficiaries, with an average benefit of 3,378.29 manats per person. For the current year, forecasted payments amount to 70.16 million manats for 19,322 beneficiaries, resulting in an average benefit of 3,631.25 manats per person. The projection for 2027 considers 19,599 insured persons.

Additionally, the State Social Protection Fund's explanatory note on its draft budget reveals that the average number of days per person on maternity leave is set at 78 days. The average daily benefit per person is expected to increase from 43.30 manats in 2025 to 46.54 manats in 2026, and further to 50.57 manats in 2027, showing a 7.5% rise in 2026 and an 8.7% increase in 2027.