Georgia: Government debt in foreign currency, percent
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| Georgia |
Government debt in foreign currency, percent |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 69.87 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2009 - 2024 |
| Average | 76.25 |
| Min - Max | 69.87 - 78.99 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2024 is 69.87 percent, a decline from 72.93 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 39.04 percent, based on data from 52 countries. Historically, the average for Georgia from 2009 to 2024 is 76.25 percent. The minimum value, 69.87 percent, was reached in 2024 while the maximum of 78.99 percent was recorded in 2016.
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Definition: The percent of central government debt that is denominated in foreign currencies. The source for these data is: Kose, M. Ayhan, Sergio Kurlat, Franziska Ohnsorge, and Naotaka Sugawara. 2022. "A Cross-Country Database of Fiscal Space." Journal of International Money and Finance 128 (November): 102682.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Government spending, percent of GDP | 13.85 | 2025 | percent |
| Government spending, in dollars | 5.28 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | -2.30 | 2024 | percent |
| Primary budget balance | -0.68 | 2024 | percent |
| Government expenditure | 3.31 | Q1/2026 | billion |
| Tax revenue | 24.26 | 2024 | percent |
| Commercial tax rate | 9.90 | 2019 | percent |
| Tax preparation time | 216 | 2019 | hours |
| Taxes on goods and services | 44.49 | 2024 | percent |
| Taxes on international trade | 0.52 | 2024 | percent |
| Income and profits taxes | 38.53 | 2024 | percent |
| Foreign aid | 365.22 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Government debt | 36.10 | 2024 | percent |
| Government debt in foreign currency, percent | 69.87 | 2024 | percent |
| Government debt held by non-residents | 69.87 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term government debt | 1.62 | 2024 | percent |