The RA 2025 state budget has been approved with revenues of AMD 2,723.6 bln and expenditures of AMD 3,206.5 bln. The state budget deficit has been set at AMD 482.9 bln, or 25.9, 30.5, and 4.6 % of GDP, respectively.

Expenditures in the justice sector are reflected in the state budget through programs related to justice and judicial activities, which are coordinated by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and other state bodies, namely: the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia, the Supreme Judicial Council, the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Armenia, the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia, the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia, the Corruption Prevention Commission, and the Office of the Human Rights Defender.

In 2024, AMD 75.4 bln will be allocated to programs implemented in the justice sector, which exceeds the level of the previous year by more than AMD 3 bln or 4.2 %.

Justice sector expenditures will amount to 0.7 % of GDP, decreasing by 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous year.

The share of budget expenditures allocated to programs implemented in the justice sector in state budget expenditures will amount to 2.4 % in 2024, compared to an average level of 2.6 % in 2019-2023.

The average growth rate of financing volumes of the justice sector in 2020-2024 will amount to 10.7%, which is 4 percentage points lower than the average annual growth rate of total state budget expenditures in the same period.

High growth rates of financing volumes in the sector were recorded in 2021-2023. In particular, in 2023, the highest growth rates of financing volumes were recorded for almost all state bodies in the sector.

State policy in the justice sector in 2024 will be implemented through 16 budget programs. The Ministry of Justice coordinates 7 of these programs. 3 programs are coordinated by the Prosecutor’s Office. The remaining 6 sectoral responsible bodies implement one program each.

30.7 % of the budget of sectoral programs or AMD 23.2 bln, is directed to the implementation of programs implemented by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia. In terms of the volume of budget financing, the next largest allocations go to the Supreme Judicial Council, the Investigative Committee, and the Prosecutor’s Office, accounting for 25.4 5, 23.2 5, and 13.4 5, respectively, of total sectoral expenditures.

In 2024, the largest increase in financing of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia is 39.4 %. The Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia follows with a growth rate of 12.8 %. The largest program implemented in the sector is the program “Ensuring and Exercising the Activities of the Judiciary” of the Supreme Judicial Council, which accounts for 25.4 % of total sectoral expenditures, or AMD 19.2 bln.

The latter increased by 12.8 % compared to the previous year. The program emphasizes reducing the workload of judges, as well as increasing the quality of case examination, reducing the time for case examination, and thereby improving access to justice for citizens.

In terms of funding volume, the program “Investigative Services”, implemented by the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia, and the “Penitentiary Services” program, carried out by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia are in the second and third positions, with their respective funding amounts of AMD 17.5 bln and AMD 13.8 bln.

In terms of absolute growth in funding, the program “Ensuring and Implementing the Functioning of the Judiciary” of the Supreme Judicial Council again ranks first, and its budget will grow by about AMD 2.2 bln or 12.8 % in 2024. The “Investigative Services of the Republic of Armenia” program implemented by the Investigative Committee and its growth will amount to about AMD 2 bln or 12.8 %. This is followed by the “Detection and Investigation of Corruption-Related Crimes” program of the Anti-Corruption Committee, with an increase of more than AMD 1 bln, or 39.7 %.

The number of convicted persons and persons in custody in 2024 will amount to 3,000 people. The monthly cost of penitentiary services per beneficiary will amount to AMD 345.7 thousand, which is approximately AMD 8 thousand higher than in the previous year. The number of beneficiaries under probation will increase by approximately 36.4%, reaching 7,500 people. The annual expenditure per beneficiary will amount to approximately AMD 104 thousand, which is 28.2% lower than in the previous year.

A 60 percent increase has been established for the official rates of judges of the first instant courts of general jurisdiction and specialized courts, and a 55 percent increase for the official rates of judges of the Civil Court of Appeal, Criminal Court of Appeal and Administrative Court of Appeal.

The average caseload for investigators will decrease by an average of 43 proceedings, reaching the total of 261, compared to 304 of the previous year.

The budget of justice sector represents the aggregate of budget expenditures allocated to all programs implemented in this sector.

In 2024, AMD 75.4 bln will be allocated to programs implemented in the justice sector, which exceeds the level of the previous year by more than AMD 3 bln or 4.2 %.

In 2024, the volume of funding for the justice sector will exceed the level of 2019 by more than 1.6 times.