Adequacy of social safety net programs in Georgia

Georgia: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 42.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
42.3%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
1st
of 33 countries
All-time high
42.3%
in 2021
All-time low
28.8%
in 2012
Years of data
11
2011–2021

Adequacy of social safety net programs in Georgia, 2011–2021

0102030402011201620212011: 29.2 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2012: 28.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2013: 30.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2014: 35.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2015: 33.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2016: 37.6 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2017: 34.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2018: 34.1 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2019: 35.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2020: 42.1 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2021: 42.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.

Analysis

Georgia recorded 42.3% for adequacy of social safety net programs in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Georgia peaked at 42.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2012.

Georgia ranks 1st of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 33.3% 28.8% 37.6% 9
2020s 42.2% 42.1% 42.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of social safety net programs in Georgia?
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Georgia was 42.3% in 2021, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2012.
How does Georgia rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
Georgia ranks 1st out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Georgia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adequacy of social safety net programs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of social safety net programs
Unit
% of total welfare of beneficiary households
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 338 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Social safety net programs include cash transfers, social pensions, cash transfers, school feeding, and other social assistance programs.