Express release of Georgia’s external merchandise trade in the first six months of 2025

The growth of Georgia’s External Merchandise Trade (excluding non-declared trade) reached 12.7 percent year -on-year (totally USD 11 933.4 million) in January-June 2025. The increase of the value of export was 13.7 percent (USD 3 234.2 million in total), while the increase of import was 12.4 percent (totally USD 8 699.3 million). USD 5 465.1 million was the total amount of the trade deficit, and it had the share of 45.8 percent in the overall trade turnover.
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The lag of Ukraine’s grain exports from last season is 92% in 2025/26 MY

According to the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry, Ukraine exported 60,000 tonnes of grains and leguminous crops from the start of the 2025/26 marketing year to July 4, 2025.
25,000 tonnes of wheat (compared with 245,000 tonnes in the 2024/25 MY), 34,000 tonnes of corn (468,000 tonnes), and no barley (3,000 tonnes) were included in this amount.
718,000 tonnes of crops had been exported by Ukraine as of July 5, 2024.
They estimate overall amount of Ukrainian flour exports from the start of the 2025/26 marketing year at 500 kilos (compared to 1.1 tonnes in the same period in the 2024/25 MY).
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Serbia’s 2024 trade gap estimate is cut

As Serbia’s statistics office said on Tuesday, the country’s trade deficit grew from an annual 3.8% to 8.541 billion euro ($9.967 billion) in 2024, down from 9.865 billion euro estimated earlier.
According to the statistics office, the increase of exports in 2024 was 6.5% on the year (totally 30.503 billion euro), while the growth of imports was 5.9% (39.044 billion euro in total).
In 2025, there was an increase of the export-import ratio to 78.2% from 77.7% in 2023.
Only in December, a trade gap of 1.104 billion euro was recorded, widening from a 1.071 billion euro trade deficit recorded in the same month in 2023. The rise of exports was 10.4% on the year to 2.423 billion euro in December, while the growth of imports was 8% to 3.527 billion euro.
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Serbia cuts 2024 trade gap estimate

Serbia’s trade deficit widened by an annual 3.8% to 8.541 billion euro ($9.967 billion) in 2024, down from 9.865 billion euro estimated earlier, Serbia’s statistics office said on Tuesday. In 2024, exports rose by 6.5% on the year to 30.503 billion euro, while imports rose by 5.9% to 39.044 billion euro, the statistics office said … Read more

EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE OF GEORGIA IN JANUARY-JUNE 2025

External Merchandise Trade (excluding non-declared trade) of Georgia amounted to USD 11 933.4 million in January-June 2025, 12.7 percent higher year-on-year. The value of export increased by 13.7 percent reaching USD 3 234.2 million, while the import increased by 12.4 percent and amounted to USD 8 699.3 million. The trade deficit equaled USD 5 465.1 … Read more

EU and Ukraine complete talks over review of FTA agreement

The European Commission (EC) has completed its talks over reviewing the European Union’s Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) Agreement with Ukraine. According to EC President Ursula von der Leyen, the modernized agreement ensures trade flows from Ukraine to Europe and world markets, builds bridges of stability and economic solidarity and defends EU farmers’ … Read more

EU completes talks over review of FTA agreement with Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) has announced the completion of its talks over reviewing the European Union’s Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) Agreement with Ukraine. The modernized agreement ensures trade flows from Ukraine to Europe and world markets and is also building bridges of stability and economic solidarity, while continuing to defend EU farmers’ … Read more

External trade, May 2025

The overall external trade in the Republic of Serbia for the period January – May 2025 amounted to: – USD 33746.0 million – which was an increase of 10.7% compared to the same period last year; – EUR 31243.1 million – which was an increase of 10.9% compared to the same period last year. The … Read more