Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Georgia
Georgia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 15.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Georgia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 15.9% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Georgia peaked at 15.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2009.
That places Georgia 23rd out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.5% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -22.1% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 8.7% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 9.0% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 12.1% | 15.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Georgia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 165,389 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5639 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0434 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 176,814 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0464 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 306,567 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,424 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Georgia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Georgia was 15.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2009.
- How does Georgia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Georgia ranks 23rd out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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