Azerbaijan
Eastern Partnership · statistics to 2024–25 · policy framework at end-2025 · policy desk-coded
Dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Rank /45 | EaP | EU-27 | Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political | 33.1 | 43 | 38.9 | 71.5 | 7 / 8 |
| Economic | 47.6 | 39 | 44.4 | 62.8 | 6 / 20 |
| Legal | 32.4 | 38 | 33.2 | 63.8 | 7 / 12 |
| Institutional | 55.7 | 24 | 52.5 | 61.9 | 9 / 16 |
| Financial | 40.1 | 35 | 36.7 | 71.0 | 3 / 7 |
| Composite | 41.8 | 40 | 41.1 | 66.2 | 32 / 63 |
Indicators = scored now / in the full SEI matrix. Ties share a rank.
Composite, 2015–2024
Same goalposts every year. Legal and financial scores are held at their single readings, so change comes from governance, social and labour statistics, firm demography and early-stage entrepreneurship.
Social-enterprise policy and legal framework, end-2025
| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 none dedicated; SE mentioned in Socio-Economic Development Strategy 2022-2026 · source | 0/3 |
| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 Small and Medium Business Development Agency (SMBDA/KOBİA); Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (law drafting) · source | 1/2 |
| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 none found · source | 0/2 |
| Official SE definition 3.1 none found in law/strategy · source | 0/1 |
| Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 none in force; new SE law reportedly under development (Ministry of Labour and Social Protection) — draft only · source | 0/2 |
| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 Donor/NGO support (UNDP training, Education HUB/Collaborate for Impact); SMBDA general SME services · source | 1/2 |
| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 EU-funded UNDP 'Developing innovation-driven and sustainable civil society in Azerbaijan' (SE policy work 2021-2022, SE training); EU 'Collaborate for Impact' (2020-2025, partner Education HUB) · source | 1/2 |
| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 none found · source | 0/2 |
Policy composite 18.8 of 100 (mean of the eight codes). No SE law or dedicated policy; SE appears only as a mention in the 2022-2026 development strategy, a law reportedly under preparation, and support driven by EU/UNDP projects and SMBDA.
Cite this profile
Social Entrepreneurship Observatory & SENIC. (2026). Azerbaijan: SEI 2026 country profile (provisional edition, version 0.9.1). Social Entrepreneurship Index. https://seindex.org/countries/azerbaijan/