Georgia's Foreign Trade Turnover Exceeds $20.5 Billion in January-September

According to the National Statistics Office of Georgia, in January-September 2026 the country's foreign trade turnover in goods (excluding undeclared trade) amounted to $20,535.3 million. This is 9.2 percent more than in the same period of the previous year.

Exports amounted to $6,153.2 million and grew by 19.6 percent, while imports amounted to $14,382.0 million, an increase of 5.3 percent.

The negative trade balance amounted to $8,228.8 million, which is 40.1 percent of foreign trade turnover.

The share of the ten largest export partner countries in total exports is 67.8 percent. The top three are Kyrgyzstan ($650.2 million), China ($583.1 million) and Azerbaijan ($566.7 million).

The share of the ten largest import partner countries in total imports amounted to 69.2 percent. Leading the list are Turkey ($2,187.7 million), China ($1,746.1 million) and the United States ($1,716.3 million).

The share of the ten largest trade partners in total foreign trade turnover is 64.8 percent. The largest trade partners are Turkey ($2,547.0 million), China ($2,329.2 million) and Russia ($2,211.1 million).

The top export commodity group is passenger cars, at $1,529.3 million, or 24.9 percent of total exports. Second is oil and oil products at $811.8 million (13.2 percent), and third is precious metal ores and concentrates at $464.0 million (7.5 percent).

The largest import commodity group is passenger cars at $2,652.0 million, or 18.4 percent of total imports. In second place is oil and oil products at $1,407.2 million (9.8 percent), and third is packaged medicaments at $526.8 million (3.7 percent).