Georgia’s Foreign Trade Increases by 8.8% in January-August 2025

Georgia’s external merchandise trade, excluding non-declared trade, amounted to USD 16.2 billion in January-August 2025, reflecting an 8.8% increase compared to the same period in 2024, according to the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) on September 19.

Exports totaled USD 4.4 billion, representing a 6.7% year-over-year increase, while imports reached USD 11.8 billion, a 9.7% rise. The trade deficit totaled USD 7.35 billion, representing 45.3% of total external trade turnover during the reporting period, The Caspian Post reports citing Civil Georgia.

Kyrgyzstan (USD 943 million), Kazakhstan (USD 573 million), and Russia (USD 481 million) were Georgia’s leading export destinations. The top ten export partners accounted for 79.8% of total exports, Geostat noted.