Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Georgia
Georgia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 22.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Georgia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Georgia stood at 22.2%.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Georgia peaked at 32.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2007.
That places Georgia 69th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.5% | — |
| 2001 | 26.8% | +24.6% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | +24.6% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | -19.1% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 16.7% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 20.9% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 21.9% | 26.3% | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Georgia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.81 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,568 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 6.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.59 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Georgia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Georgia was 22.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2007.
- How does Georgia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Georgia ranks 69th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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