Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Georgia
Georgia: Goods and services expense (% of expense) was 14.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Georgia, 1995–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, goods and services expense in Georgia stood at 14.0%.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Georgia peaked at 40.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2000.
That places Georgia 82nd out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 35.9% | — |
| 1996 | 40.8% | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 29.5% | -27.7% |
| 1999 | 29.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | -57.4% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +26.3% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +59.1% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | -19.9% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | -30.0% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +2.7% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 14.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.2%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 14.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.0%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods and services expense (% of expense) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -57.4% | 29.9% | 12.7% |
| 2007 | +59.1% | 21.0% | 33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 29.5% | 40.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 12.7% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.2% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.3% | 14.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Georgia?
- Goods and services expense in Georgia was 14.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2000.
- How does Georgia rank for goods and services expense?
- Georgia ranks 82nd out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.