GEORGIA

Executive Summary This report assesses Georgia’s recent agreement to establish joint customs checkpoints with Armenia and Azerbaijan and its broader strategy to position itself as a regional logistics hub. Tbilisi views the initiative as fundamental to regional integration considering evolving trade routes. The situation arises amidst an ongoing Armenia–Azerbaijan peace process and continued Russian influence, … Read more

Georgia’s external merchandise trade, excluding non-declared trade, totaled USD 25.8 billion in 2025, up 10.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) on January 20. Exports increased by 11.2% to USD 7.2 billion, while imports rose by 9.7% to USD 18.5 billion. The trade deficit stood at USD 11.2 … Read more

Freight operators in Georgia have reported a downturn in air cargo volumes, even as the overall logistics sector closed 2025 with solid growth. Industry representatives say that the expansion was largely driven by road and rail transport while air freight continued to weaken. Giorgi Zumbadze, Managing Partner at SKYLOG, told BM.GE that the decline in … Read more

Georgia recorded strong foreign trade performance in 2025, with exports exceeding USD 6.6 billion in the first eleven months of the year, said Genadi Arveladze, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development. He noted that exports grew by more than 10% year-on-year during the reporting period and surpassed the total export volume of the previous … Read more

Georgia has signed free trade agreements with 46 countries and one administrative entity, granting preferential access to about 87% of the country’s exports, according to Deputy Minister of Economy Genadi Arveladze. Existing agreements include major partners such as the European Union, China, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, giving Georgian producers access to a … Read more

Serbia and Georgia on Monday agreed to launch negotiations for the conclusion of a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), the trade ministry in Belgrade said. The FTA is expected to be concluded by the end of 2026, the ministry said in a social media post after Serbia’s trade minister Jagoda Lazarevic and Georgia’s minister of … Read more

Preliminary data released by the National Statistics Office (Geostat) shows that Georgia’s exports recorded strong growth in November 2025, rising by 44% year-on-year to reach $782 million. At the same time, imports showed a slight decline. In November, Georgia imported goods worth $1.45 billion, a decrease of 1.4% compared to the same month last year. … Read more

At the Second Trans‑Caspian Transport Corridor and Connectivity Investors Forum, Mariam Kvrivishvili, Georgia’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, announced that the country intends to invest USD 7 billion in transport, logistics, and infrastructure projects over the next seven years. The investment package includes several major initiatives: the construction of the Anaklia Deep-Sea Port, a full modernization … Read more

Azerbaijan and Georgia have discussed the prospects of establishing joint trade relations with third countries in the agricultural sector. The discussions took place during a meeting between Azerbaijani Agriculture Minister Majnun Mammadov and Gela Samkharauli, Chairman of the Agrarian Committee of the Georgian Parliament, The Caspian Post reports citing Report. During the meeting, the parties … Read more

Officials pose for a photo at the opening ceremony of KOTRA’s new Tbilisi trade office on Friday in the Georgian capital. From left: Kim Hyung-shin, head of Korea Water Resources Corporation’s Georgia office; Kim Hyon-du, South Korean ambassador to Georgia, Kang Kyung-sung, KOTRA president, Tamar Ioseliani, Georgian deputy minister of economy and sustainable development, Aleksandre … Read more