Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Georgia

Georgia: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.7763 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.7763
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
35th
of 60 countries
All-time high
1.07
in 2007
All-time low
0.0187
in 2008
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Georgia, 1995–2020

00.250.50.7511995200720201995: 0.9491996: 0.9231997: 11998: 0.6341999: 0.7252000: 0.5842001: 0.9032002: 0.8832003: 0.9472004: 0.9892005: 0.4232006: 0.5872007: 1.12008: 0.0192009: 0.7292010: 0.7152011: 0.8082012: 0.6072013: 0.7082014: 0.7742015: 0.7072016: 0.7562017: 0.8082018: 0.7972019: 0.7572020: 0.776

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Georgia stood at 0.7763.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Georgia peaked at 1.07 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0187, in 2008.

Georgia ranks 35th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Georgia, year by year

Annual values for Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Georgia, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.9488
1996 0.9226 -2.8%
1997 1.05 +13.6%
1998 0.6337 -39.5%
1999 0.725 +14.4%
2000 0.5842 -19.4%
2001 0.9034 +54.6%
2002 0.8828 -2.3%
2003 0.9474 +7.3%
2004 0.9885 +4.3%
2005 0.4228 -57.2%
2006 0.587 +38.9%
2007 1.07 +81.5%
2008 0.0187 -98.2%
2009 0.7287 +3806.3%
2010 0.7152 -1.9%
2011 0.8081 +13.0%
2012 0.6073 -24.8%
2013 0.7084 +16.7%
2014 0.7736 +9.2%
2015 0.7069 -8.6%
2016 0.7563 +7.0%
2017 0.8084 +6.9%
2018 0.7974 -1.4%
2019 0.7567 -5.1%
2020 0.7763 +2.6%

Georgia compared with similar countries

  • Georgia's 0.7763 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8209, 95% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Georgia's 0.7763 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +3806.3% 0.0187 0.7287
2008 -98.2% 1.07 0.0187

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8556 0.6337 1.05 5
2000s 0.7129 0.0187 1.07 10
2010s 0.7438 0.6073 0.8084 10
2020s 0.7763 0.7763 0.7763 1

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 32 Iceland 0.8045 compare
  2. 33 Sweden 0.7845 compare
  3. 34 Austria 0.7841 compare
  4. 36 Denmark 0.7749 compare
  5. 37 Norway 0.7671 compare
  6. 38 Netherlands 0.7573 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Georgia?
Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Georgia was 0.7763 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 2007.
What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0187 in 2008.
How does Georgia rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Georgia ranks 35th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Georgia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
60 places, 1,211 data points, 1990–2020
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