In the first nine months of 2025, the Georgian government spent 19.3 billion GEL out of the planned 20.7 billion GEL, achieving 93.3% of its expenditure target, the lowest budget performance rate since 2019. The shortfall amounts to 1.4 billion GEL compared to projections.
The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development recorded the weakest budget execution among all ministries. Out of its 947 million GEL annual allocation, the Ministry was expected to use 713 million GEL by the end of September but implemented only 475 million GEL, or 67% of the nine-month plan.
The shortfall was mainly due to underperformance in large infrastructure projects, including the construction of high-voltage power lines, where only 38 million GEL was spent out of the planned 100 million GEL, and the Anaklia Deep-Sea Port infrastructure, where spending reached 50.6 million GEL instead of 102.5 million GEL.
The Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure also underperformed, implementing 91% of its nine-month target. The largest delay occurred in the Tbilisi–Tsiteli Bridge and Tbilisi–Sadakhlo highway projects, where only 4 million GEL was spent instead of the planned 160 million GEL. According to officials, the lag stems from delays in tender procedures for selecting project contractors.
