Government budget and revenue in Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia: official figures
The 6 municipal budgets in Samtskhe-Javakheti spent 226.82 million lari in 2025, about 1,459 lari per resident, 6th highest of 11 regions (all Georgian municipalities: 1,427 lari per resident).
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- Education took 11.9% of municipal spending in Samtskhe-Javakheti in 2025, 3rd lowest of 11 regions (Georgian municipalities overall 14.1%). Source: Ministry of Finance of Georgia · saved copy
- Housing and communal services accounted for 10.7% of municipal spending in Samtskhe-Javakheti in 2025, and economic affairs for 35.6%. Source: Ministry of Finance of Georgia · saved copy
- Municipal spending on social protection in Samtskhe-Javakheti came to 14.15 million lari in 2025 (6.2% of the total), with a further 1.16 million lari on health. Source: Ministry of Finance of Georgia · saved copy
- General public services cost 18.0% of municipal budgets in Samtskhe-Javakheti in 2025, while recreation, culture and religion took 11.1%. Source: Ministry of Finance of Georgia · saved copy
How Samtskhe-Javakheti compares with other first-level divisions
Municipal budget spending per resident (lari) (2025)
Samtskhe-Javakheti ranks 6 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Municipal budget spending per resident (lari) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 1,797 |
| 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 |
Education as a share of municipal spending (%) (2025)
Samtskhe-Javakheti ranks 9 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Education as a share of municipal spending (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Tbilisi | 14.6% |
| 6 | Kakheti | 14.5% |
| 7 | Kvemo Kartli | 13.8% |
| 8 | Guria | 13.0% |
| 9 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 11.9% |
| 10 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 11.4% |
| 11 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 8.1% |
Housing and communal services as a share of municipal spending (%) (2025)
Samtskhe-Javakheti ranks 11 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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