Georgia's external trade turnover up 9.2% in nine months of 2026
Georgia's external merchandise trade, excluding non-declared trade, reached $20 535.3 million in January-September 2026, up 9.2 percent year on year, according to preliminary Geostat data. Exports totaled $6 153.2 million (+19.6%) and imports $14 382.0 million (+5.3%), leaving a deficit of $8 228.8 million.
Kyrgyzstan was the top export partner at $650.2 million, followed by China ($583.1 million) and Azerbaijan ($566.7 million). Exports to China rose 168.7 percent, while exports to Kyrgyzstan fell 39.8 percent. The leading import partners were Türkiye ($2 187.7 million), China ($1 746.1 million) and the USA ($1 716.3 million); imports from the USA dropped 21.4 percent.
Motor cars led exports at $1 529.3 million, or 24.9 percent of the total, ahead of petroleum and petroleum oils ($811.8 million, 13.2%) and precious metal ores ($464.0 million, 7.5%).
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