Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Georgia
Georgia: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 24.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Georgia, 1995–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Georgia is 24.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Georgia peaked at 24.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1995.
Georgia ranks 17th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.4% | — |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +45.5% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | +34.9% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | +38.3% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | +2.8% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 24.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 24.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 5.4% | 11.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 10.9% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 21.1% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 21.2% | 24.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Georgia?
- Tax revenue in Georgia was 24.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1995.
- How does Georgia rank for tax revenue?
- Georgia ranks 17th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.