YEREVAN (OC-Media) — Mobile Centre, an Armenian company involved in the import and re-export of phones and other electronics — mostly to Russia — has been ranked as Armenia’s top taxpayer in the first three quarters of 2026, according to a list compiled by Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC) of the top 1,000 taxpayers.
In 2021, according to SRC, Mobile Centre was 42nd on the top 1000 taxpayers list and paid ֏4.4 billion ($12 million). Since 2022, the company jumped up to the top of the taxpayers list, increasing its paid taxes almost 18 times by the end of 2025, ֏77.8 billion ($215 million). By the end of September 2026, the company maintained its top position, paying ֏64.3 billion ($178 million).
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and subsequent Western sanctions, Russia has used former Soviet countries to circumvent the sanctions — importing goods to un-sanctioned countries, and then shipping those goods on to Russia. Telephone and other electronic communication devices dominated Armenia-Russa exports last year.
Overall 2025 exports to Russia were around $2.9 billion: accounting for approximately 35% of all exports, The most valuable items were re-exported goods, such as mobile phones ($789 million), TVs ($100 in the first half of 2025), and computers.
