Revenue decentralization, Percent (Central government) in Georgia
Georgia: Revenue decentralization, Percent (Central government) was 0.9119 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Revenue decentralization, Percent in Georgia, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 0.9119 for revenue decentralization, percent in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue decentralization, percent in Georgia peaked at 0.9322 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5219, in 1995.
Georgia ranks 6th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Revenue decentralization, Percent (Central government) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5219 | — |
| 1996 | 0.6695 | +28.3% |
| 1997 | 0.804 | +20.1% |
| 1998 | 0.742 | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7438 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.771 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7678 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7817 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.736 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7407 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.927 | +25.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9137 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9322 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8506 | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.873 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8581 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9075 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9081 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9146 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9084 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9092 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9141 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9156 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9032 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9015 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9119 | +1.2% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 0.9119 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7344, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 0.9119 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6261, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Revenue decentralization, Percent (Central government) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +28.3% | 0.5219 | 0.6695 |
| 2005 | +25.2% | 0.7407 | 0.927 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6962 | 0.5219 | 0.804 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8294 | 0.736 | 0.9322 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.904 | 0.8581 | 0.9156 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9119 | 0.9119 | 0.9119 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue decentralization, percent in Georgia?
- Revenue decentralization, percent in Georgia was 0.9119 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest revenue decentralization, percent recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9322 in 2007.
- What is the lowest revenue decentralization, percent recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5219 in 1995.
- How does Georgia rank for revenue decentralization, percent?
- Georgia ranks 6th out of 67 countries with data for 2020.
- Is revenue decentralization, percent rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Revenue decentralization, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.