Adequacy of social safety net programs in Georgia
Georgia: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 42.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Georgia, 2011–2021
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.
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 29.2% | — |
| 2012 | 28.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | +0.5% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 42.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 4.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 42.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.9%, 2.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.3% | 28.8% | 37.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 42.1% | 42.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
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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
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.