Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Georgia

Government expense in Georgia in 2023 — 25.24%. Ranked 49 in the world out of 87. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 11.04 pp.

2023 25.24% +0.31 pp vs 2022
World rank 49of 87
Period maximum 31.31%2009
Period minimum 14.2%1995

Trend over time

1995–2023 · % of GDP

Government expense — Georgia, 1995–202310152025303519951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 14.2%1996: 17.43%1997: 20.08%1998: 17.11%1999: 17.04%2000: 15.08%2001: 16.06%2002: 15.41%2003: 14.58%2004: 19.75%2005: 21.75%2006: 23.43%2007: 26.13%2008: 29.54%2009: 31.31%2010: 25.06%2011: 23.14%2012: 24.27%2013: 24.6%2014: 26.24%2015: 27.69%2016: 28.67%2017: 26.86%2018: 23.72%2019: 24.36%2020: 29.01%2021: 27.2%2022: 24.94%2023: 25.24%
Change over the period: +11.04 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Georgia

Georgia 25.24%
Government expense — Georgia, by year Georgia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 25.24 +0.31 pp
2022 24.94 −2.27 pp
2021 27.2 −1.8 pp
2020 29.01 +4.65 pp
2019 24.36 +0.65 pp
2018 23.72 −3.14 pp
2017 26.86 −1.81 pp
2016 28.67 +0.99 pp
2015 27.69 +1.45 pp
2014 26.24 +1.64 pp
2013 24.6 +0.33 pp
2012 24.27 +1.13 pp
2011 23.14 −1.92 pp
2010 25.06 −6.26 pp
2009 31.31 +1.78 pp
2008 29.54 +3.4 pp
2007 26.13 +2.7 pp
2006 23.43 +1.68 pp
2005 21.75 +2 pp
2004 19.75 +5.17 pp
2003 14.58 −0.83 pp
2002 15.41 −0.65 pp
2001 16.06 +0.98 pp
2000 15.08 −1.96 pp
1999 17.04 −0.07 pp
1998 17.11 −2.97 pp
1997 20.08 +2.65 pp
1996 17.43 +3.23 pp
1995 14.2

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Central government expense as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services, interest on debt, subsidies, grants and social benefits. The indicator is broader than government consumption from the national accounts, because it includes transfers — pensions and benefits — which the accounts record as household income. The quantity is closely tied to the level of income: in advanced countries it is usually twice as high as in the poorest ones.

Important: Central government only. In federations the spending of regions is not included here, so comparing unitary and federal states by this indicator calls for a caveat.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.