Government and power in Georgia
Who leads Georgia, how the World Bank's governance indicators score it, how many women sit in parliament and government, what the state spends and taxes, and the official bodies that hold power to account. System of government: Unitary republic (parliamentary).
Who leads Georgia?
- Head of state: Mikheil Kavelashvili (President of Georgia)
- Head of government: Irakli Kobakhidze (Prime Minister of Georgia)
- Foreign minister: Maka Botchorishvili (Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia)
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026. All world leaders.
Governance scores
The World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators combine surveys of households and firms with assessments by public, private and non-governmental bodies. Each score runs from 0 to 100; higher means the sources rate governance better. They measure perceptions, and each has a margin of error.
- Voice and accountability
- Measures how far citizens can choose their government, and freedom of expression, association and the media.
- Political stability and absence of violence
- Measures the likelihood of political instability or politically motivated violence, including terrorism.
- Government effectiveness
- Measures the quality of public services and the civil service, and how independent they are from political pressure.
- Regulatory quality
- Measures the government's ability to make and carry out policies that let the private sector develop.
- Rule of law
- Measures confidence in and respect for the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police and the courts.
- Control of corruption
- Measures how far public power is used for private gain, including petty and grand corruption and "capture" of the state by elites.
How does Georgia score on voice and accountability?
Voice and accountability: 51.1 out of 100 in 2025, 115th highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 74.2). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 62.9.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow does Georgia score on political stability?
Political stability and absence of violence: 56.9 out of 100 in 2025, 140th highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 73.5). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 64.3.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow does Georgia score on government effectiveness?
Government effectiveness: 59.5 out of 100 in 2025, 67th highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 69.4). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 61.4.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow does Georgia score on regulatory quality?
Regulatory quality: 66.2 out of 100 in 2025, 43rd highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 66.2). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 70.5.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow does Georgia score on the rule of law?
Rule of law: 60.2 out of 100 in 2025, 82nd highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 70.8). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 64.4.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow does Georgia score on control of corruption?
Control of corruption: 45.2 out of 100 in 2025, 88th highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 60.7). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 63.3.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow many women are in Georgia's parliament?
Women held 16.8% of seats in the national parliament (single or lower chamber) in 2025, 137th highest of 184 countries with data. Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union, via the World Bank.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow many of Georgia's ministers are women?
Women held 28.6% of ministerial posts in 2025, 58th highest of 190.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow much does the government of Georgia spend?
Central government spending (expense) was 25.2% of GDP in 2023.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow much tax does the government of Georgia collect?
Central government tax revenue was 24.3% of GDP in 2024, 15th highest of 92.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow much does Georgia spend on the military?
Military spending was 1.7% of GDP in 2025, 71st highest of 149 (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, via the World Bank).
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow big are the armed forces of Georgia?
Armed forces personnel numbered 26,000 in 2020.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow good are Georgia's official statistics?
The World Bank's Statistical Performance Indicator, which scores how well a country's official statistics system works, was 87.7 out of 100 in 2024, 32nd highest of 187.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow many births are registered in Georgia?
98.5% of births of children under 5 were registered with a civil authority (2017).
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow many people in Georgia use the internet?
83.8% of people used the internet in 2024.
Source: World Bank · saved copyOfficial bodies that hold power in Georgia
Parliament
- Parliament of GeorgiaDraft laws, adopted legislation, plenary records and members of parliament.
Elections
- Central Election Commission of GeorgiaElection results, voter lists, candidate registration and commission decisions.
Courts
- Supreme Court of GeorgiaSupreme Court decisions, case-law and judicial statistics.
- Constitutional Court of GeorgiaConstitutional Court judgments, rulings and pending cases.
Public audit
- State Audit Office of GeorgiaAudit reports on public spending and state bodies, and political party finance monitoring.
Ombudsman
- Public Defender (Ombudsman) of GeorgiaAnnual and special reports on human rights and recommendations to state bodies.
Access to information
- Personal Data Protection Service of GeorgiaDecisions on personal-data complaints, inspection results, guidance and annual reports.
Asset declarations
- Anti-Corruption Bureau — asset declarationsPublic asset declarations of Georgian officials, searchable by name and year.
Public contracts
- State Procurement AgencyThe unified electronic procurement system with tenders, contracts and procurement statistics.
Laws and the official gazette
- Legislative Herald of Georgia (Matsne)The official publication of Georgian laws and normative acts, with consolidated texts.
Government below the national level
- Autonomous Republic of Adjara: Supreme Council (21 members) directly elected; head of the Adjara government nominated at national level and approved by the Supreme Council
- Abkhazia and South Ossetia (Tskhinvali region): Not under the control of the Georgian government; Georgia keeps legal structures in exile
- Administrative regions – mkhare (9): State trustee (governor) appointed by the government
- Municipalities (64: 5 cities, 59 communities): Mayor directly elected (needs over 50%, otherwise a run-off); sakrebulo elected by a mixed proportional and majoritarian system for four years
- Administrative units inside municipalities: Mayor's representative appointed by the mayor
How local power works in Georgia
Places in Georgia
Sources
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Voice and accountability (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 70f2804fd1e2…)
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Political stability and absence of violence (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1317de0c85e1…)
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Government effectiveness (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a775e808dc65…)
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Regulatory quality (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 83b57e36ff8c…)
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Rule of law (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0bccc3c054e8…)
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Control of corruption (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3b15a5340cdd…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Seats held by women in national parliament (SG.GEN.PARL.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1ae1dc13981a…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Women in ministerial positions (SG.GEN.MNST.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a4e448a5b8bd…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Central government spending (GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 808094019f50…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Tax revenue (GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 08c94b750f31…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Military spending (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a7f6913a783b…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Armed forces personnel (MS.MIL.TOTL.P1), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fa4663c743ba…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Statistical Performance Indicator (overall score) (IQ.SPI.OVRL), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 08ac7cde9129…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Births registered (SP.REG.BRTH.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f8d443034ba7…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: People using the internet (IT.NET.USER.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0d78dc658329…)
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