64 Billion Dram Collections Set New Record in Forced Execution

In 2025, the Enforcement of Judicial Acts Service of the Republic of Armenia recorded unprecedented figures. Although the total number of initiated and resumed enforcement proceedings slightly decreased, the volume of collected funds reached the highest level in the service’s history. This was reported by Oragir.news.

During 2025, approximately 64 billion drams were collected, which is an increase of 11 percent, or 6 billion 292 million drams, compared to the previous year’s comparable figure. In 2024, 57 billion 799 million drams were collected.

At the same time, around 2 million 804 thousand enforcement proceedings were initiated in 2025, while that number was 2 million 822 thousand in 2024. This indicates a decrease of nearly 0.6 percent in the number of proceedings, but the collected funds have significantly increased.

There has also been an increase in enforcement expenses; in 2025, 5 billion 356 million drams were collected compared to 5 billion 187 million drams in 2024.

Let’s compare these figures with international examples to understand the state of Armenia’s legal system. For instance, in the United Kingdom, the High Court’s enforced collection actions alone account for approximately 60-62 billion drams annually. This means that collections from one segment of their judicial system are almost equal to Armenia’s total annual forced execution figures.

In Ukraine, even amid wartime conditions, the forced execution system secures about 160-170 billion drams in collections each year, surpassing Armenia’s figures by about 2.5 times.

In Russia, the enforcement system operates on a completely different scale, with approximately 5 trillion drams being collected annually, which is nearly 78 times higher than Armenia's 2025 figures.

On the other hand, the presence of around 2.8 million enforcement proceedings indicates that the burden of forced execution primarily falls on ordinary citizens.

On average, in 2025, about 22-23 thousand drams were collected per enforcement proceeding, which presents a significant social burden, especially for low and middle-income citizens.

Comparatively, in the UK, although there are fewer cases in the High Court's enforcement, the amounts involved are significantly larger. On average, each enforcement proceeding accounts for approximately 15-20 million drams, which is about 700-900 times higher than the Armenian average.

In Ukraine, the number of enforcement proceedings is also large, but the average amount per proceeding is about 150-180 thousand drams. This means that a Ukrainian proceeding bears, on average, 7-8 times more financial burden than its Armenian counterpart.

In Russia, the enforcement system mainly targets large debts, with each proceeding averaging around 300-400 thousand drams. This exceeds Armenia’s figures by about 15-18 times.

In European and larger countries, forced execution predominantly relates to large debts and a limited number of cases. In Armenia, the system, conversely, is overwhelmed with millions of small proceedings. As a result, the burden of forced execution becomes a social issue rather than merely a legal one. While 22-23 thousand drams may seem small per case, the existence of millions of such instances highlights that the system's primary “clients” are ordinary citizens burdened by fines, loans, utility debts, or tax obligations.

If in European countries the forced execution system operates on a “few cases, large amounts” principle, in Armenia, it operates on the opposite principle of “many cases, small amounts,” resulting not only in administrative overload but also in social tension.