Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Georgia

Georgia: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 10.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
10.9%
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
188th
of 191 countries
All-time high
21.8%
in 2004
All-time low
10.5%
in 2021
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Georgia, 2000–2022

051015202000201120222000: 17.52001: 17.82002: 18.32003: 20.42004: 21.82005: 21.32006: 17.62007: 142008: 16.22009: 16.32010: 16.62011: 162012: 15.52013: 182014: 17.42015: 17.22016: 17.22017: 14.72018: 13.92019: 12.52020: 10.92021: 10.52022: 10.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Georgia is 10.9%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Georgia peaked at 21.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2021.

Georgia ranks 188th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Georgia, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Georgia, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 17.5%
2001 17.8% +1.5%
2002 18.3% +2.9%
2003 20.4% +11.2%
2004 21.8% +6.8%
2005 21.3% -2.2%
2006 17.6% -17.4%
2007 14.0% -20.4%
2008 16.2% +15.6%
2009 16.3% +0.6%
2010 16.6% +2.0%
2011 16.0% -3.3%
2012 15.5% -3.1%
2013 18.0% +15.8%
2014 17.4% -3.1%
2015 17.2% -1.5%
2016 17.2% +0.4%
2017 14.7% -15.0%
2018 13.9% -5.2%
2019 12.5% -9.9%
2020 10.9% -12.9%
2021 10.5% -3.9%
2022 10.9% +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.1% 14.0% 21.8% 10
2010s 15.9% 12.5% 18.0% 10
2020s 10.8% 10.5% 10.9% 3

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 185 Timor-Leste 12.3% compare
  2. 186 Nigeria 11.4% compare
  3. 187 Bangladesh 10.9% compare
  4. 189 Nepal 10.3% compare
  5. 190 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.4% compare
  6. 191 India 3.4% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More reference data data for Georgia

All data for Georgia →

Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Georgia?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Georgia was 10.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2004.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2021.
How does Georgia rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Georgia ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Georgia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Georgia. Statizoid. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/wage-bill-as-a-percentage-of-public-expenditure/georgia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/wage-bill-as-a-percentage-of-public-expenditure/georgia/">Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Georgia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,119 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed