Commodity subsidies in Georgia totaled $7.2 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 86 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 34% | 786 | $2,439,033,250 | $3,103,096 |
| Top 2% | 49% | 1,573 | $3,539,493,112 | $2,250,155 |
| Top 3% | 60% | 2,360 | $4,297,023,497 | $1,820,773 |
| Top 4% | 67% | 3,146 | $4,841,331,717 | $1,538,885 |
| Top 5% | 73% | 3,933 | $5,240,462,494 | $1,332,434 |
| Top 6% | 77% | 4,720 | $5,539,655,942 | $1,173,656 |
| Top 7% | 80% | 5,507 | $5,769,599,387 | $1,047,685 |
| Top 8% | 83% | 6,293 | $5,950,207,976 | $945,528 |
| Top 9% | 85% | 7,080 | $6,096,247,457 | $861,052 |
| Top 10% | 86% | 7,867 | $6,215,797,574 | $790,110 |
| Top 11% | 88% | 8,653 | $6,315,102,530 | $729,817 |
| Top 12% | 89% | 9,440 | $6,399,531,260 | $677,916 |
| Top 13% | 90% | 10,227 | $6,471,421,150 | $632,778 |
| Top 14% | 91% | 11,014 | $6,533,743,139 | $593,222 |
| Top 15% | 91% | 11,800 | $6,588,132,032 | $558,316 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 12,587 | $6,636,063,409 | $527,216 |
| Top 17% | 93% | 13,374 | $6,678,519,385 | $499,366 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 14,160 | $6,716,275,271 | $474,313 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 14,947 | $6,750,176,898 | $451,607 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 15,734 | $6,780,927,877 | $430,973 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 62,938 | $421,714,915 | $6,700 |
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