Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan Take Lion’s Share of Georgia’s Car Exports

The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) has indicated in a recent report that more than 80 per cent of Georgia’s passenger car exports in the first half of 2025 were directed to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

Between January and June, Georgia re-exported $1.2 billion worth of passenger vehicles, representing 38 per cent of the country’s total export volume, The Caspian Post reports, citing Kyrgyz media.

The boom in re-exports marks a 493 per cent increase compared to 2021, underscoring Georgia’s growing role as a key vehicle transit hub.

Of this figure, $981 million-or 81 per cent of total car exports-was accounted for by shipments to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. During the same period, Kyrgyzstan imported $681 million in goods from Georgia, with vehicles making up $628.2 million of that total. By comparison, Georgia’s total exports to the EU amounted to just $372.7 million.

The report also highlights a steep rise in the average value of exported vehicles, which has tripled from $7,600 in 2021 to over $24,000 in 2025.

However, the IDFI warns that this rapid growth in vehicle exports to Central Asia could be linked to efforts to bypass international sanctions against Russia, using Georgia as a transit corridor.