I generally evaluate our work with this National Assembly as good, and am satisfied with the work carried out by the government. Of course, I do not rate [it’ as “excellent,” but I rate it as “good.” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this during his concluding speech at the National Assembly debates on the 2026 state budget draft of Armenia on Wednesday, and explained why he gives such an assessment.

“We have reliable forecasts regarding the execution of tax revenues in the 2025 budget, and I must say that we are confident that the tax revenues of the 2025 state budget will be more than the tax revenues of the 2017 state budget by 1 trillion 542 million drams, or by 133 percent. The additional amount in this year’s budget compared to 2017 is more than the total 2017 budget; that is, our additional amount is greater than the annual 2017 budget,” Pashinyan said.

Also, he recalled that during the 2021 parliamentary elections, they had promised that an average annual economic growth of 7 percent would be ensured.

“This promise has been fully fulfilled because we are confident that over five years, at a minimum—let me say the lowest scenario—we will ensure 7.5–7.6 percent economic growth,” Pashinyan said.

Regarding GDP figures, from 2021 to 2024, Armenia’s GDP grew by 36.6 percent. And in the premier’s assessment, this is a very good indicator.

The fact that these changes have affected people’s quality of life in Armenia is, according to Pashinyan, evidenced by the Gini coefficient.

“According to the latest indicators, Armenia has had significant improvements from this viewpoint. And compared to the previous period, we have a fairly good growth, which means that the money being generated in the country, the result, its distribution are occurring as equally and fairly as possible,” the Armenian PM said.