The budget of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia in 2025 will amount to AMD 23.8 bln, which will increase by 2.7% compared to the previous year. AMD 1.04 bln or 4.4 %, of total budget allocations are for capital expenditures.
The Ministry of Justice will implement 7 budget programmes in 2025, the structure of the programmes is provided in the table below.
| #/# | Code | Programme Name | 2025
AMD/thousand |
| 1 | 1052 | Civil Status Acts Registration | 156,433․2
|
| 2 | 1057 | Policy Development, Program Coordination, Consulting and Monitoring in the Justice Sector | 2,229,330․9 |
| 3 | 1093 | Judicial and Public Protection | 1,575,572․8 |
| 4 | 1120 | Penitentiary Services | 14,811,492․1 |
| 5 | 1049 | Training and Special Education for the Employees of Justice System | 427,227․6 |
| 6 | 1123 | Legal Awareness and Provision of Information | 1,252,412․8 |
| 7 | 1182 | Compulsory Enforcement Services
|
3,362,180․0 |
The first in terms of the volume of allocations is the Penitentiary Services Programme, to which AMD 14.8 bln or 62.6 % of the MoJ budget has been allocated. The allocations to the programmed have increased by more than AMD 1.0 bln or 7.6 % compared to 2024. The increase is mainly due to the design and construction of a new penitentiary facility.
It is followed by the “Compulsory Enforcement Services” and the “Policy Development, Program Coordination, Consulting and Monitoring in the Justice Sector” Programmes with allocations of AMD 3.4 bln and AMD 2.2 bln, or 14.2 % and 9.4 % of the MoJ budget, respectively.
The infographic shows the share of programmes in the budget of the RA Ministry of Justice
This publication has been developed with the financial support of the European Union, within the framework of a sub-grant provided under the “Budgets for Citizens” project implemented by a consortium led by the “Armenian Lawyers’ Association” NGO. It has been implemented by “Center of Economic Right” NGO within the framework of the “Justice Sector Budget Monitoring and Analysis” project. The “Center of Economic Right” NGO is responsible for the content, and it does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
