Government budget and revenue in Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti, Georgia: official figures
The 9 municipal budgets in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti spent 407.54 million lari in 2025, about 1,368 lari per resident, 5th lowest of 11 regions (all Georgian municipalities: 1,427 lari per resident).
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- Education took 14.7% of municipal spending in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti in 2025, 4th highest of 11 regions (Georgian municipalities overall 14.1%). Source: Ministry of Finance of Georgia · saved copy
- Housing and communal services accounted for 11.0% of municipal spending in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti in 2025, and economic affairs for 32.5%. Source: Ministry of Finance of Georgia · saved copy
- Municipal spending on social protection in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti came to 16.25 million lari in 2025 (4.0% of the total), with a further 8.56 million lari on health. Source: Ministry of Finance of Georgia · saved copy
- General public services cost 16.7% of municipal budgets in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti in 2025, while recreation, culture and religion took 11.2%. Source: Ministry of Finance of Georgia · saved copy
How Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti compares with other first-level divisions
Municipal budget spending per resident (lari) (2025)
Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti ranks 7 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Municipal budget spending per resident (lari) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 1,631 |
| 5 | Tbilisi | 1,540 |
| 6 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 1,459 |
| 7 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 1,368 |
| 8 | Imereti | 1,230 |
| 9 | Kakheti | 1,227 |
| 10 | Kvemo Kartli | 1,107 |
Education as a share of municipal spending (%) (2025)
Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti ranks 4 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Education as a share of municipal spending (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imereti | 16.1% |
| 2 | Shida Kartli | 16.0% |
| 3 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 15.2% |
| 4 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 14.7% |
| 5 | Tbilisi | 14.6% |
| 6 | Kakheti | 14.5% |
| 7 | Kvemo Kartli | 13.8% |
Housing and communal services as a share of municipal spending (%) (2025)
Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti ranks 9 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Housing and communal services as a share of municipal spending (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shida Kartli | 14.9% |
| 6 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 13.5% |
| 7 | Kakheti | 12.9% |
| 8 | Imereti | 11.4% |
| 9 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 11.0% |
| 10 | Guria | 10.9% |
| 11 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 10.7% |
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Sources
- Ministry of Finance of Georgia: Republican budgets of the autonomous republics and budgets of municipalities by functional classification, 2025 (thousand lari), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8e0d187c398c…)
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