Average monthly salary in Georgia is 1,202 GEL:
men earning more than women
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Female workers earned an average salary of 906 GEL per month, while male workers earned 1,468.5 GEL, said Geostat. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The average monthly salary in Georgia has increased by 61.1 GEL (about $22.80/€20.07) year-on-year and reached 1,202 GEL (about $448.51/€394.92) in the fourth quarter of 2018, show the latest data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
The highest monthly earnings were observed in the following fields:
- Professional, scientific and technical activities – 2,144.9 GEL (annual growth 0.6%)
- Construction – 1,956.4 GEL (-1.4%)
- Financial and insurance activities – 1,902 GEL (+ 7.3%)
The figures show that men earned almost 563 GEL (about $210.07/€184.97) more than women each month in Q4 of 2018.
Female workers earned an average salary of 906 GEL (about $338.06/€297.67) per month, while male workers earned 1,468.5 GEL (about $547.95/€482.48), said Geostat.
What is the average monthly salary in Georgia’s business sector?
The average monthly salary for a person employed in the business sector in Q4 of 2018 was 1,318.7 GEL (about $492.97/€436.28). This was an increase of 77.2 GEL (about $28.86/€25.54) y/y.
Meanwhile, the average monthly salary for women in the business sector was 977.2 GEL (about $365.31/€323.30), which is 67.9 GEL (about $25.38/€22.46) more compared to Q4 of 2017.
Average salaries varied per business size:
- Medium-sized businesses: 1,513.9 GEL (about $564.89/€497.39)
- Large businesses: 1,288.8 GEL (about $480.90/€423.44) per month
- Small businesses: 1,234.5 GEL (about $460.63/€405.60)
Q4 of 2018: unemployment rate reaches 15 year low in Georgia
The annual unemployment rate in Georgia decreased by 1.2 percentage points and equalled 12.7% in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2018.
The employment level was reduced by 0.2 percentage points in Georgia’s urban areas compared to the previous quarter, while in rural areas it decreased by 1.3 percentage points.
The unemployment rate is higher in men (by 2.6 percentage points) than in women. The unemployment rate in women decreased by 0.3 percentage points and in men increased by 0.6 percentage points.
The turnover enjoyed by Georgia’s business sector is increasing, reaching 21.1 billion GEL in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2017. This was 21.5 percent more year-on-year (y/y).
The average monthly salary in Georgia has increased by 56.4 GEL year-on-year and reached 1,125.5 GEL in the third quarter of 2018, show the latest data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
The average monthly income in Georgia was 1,016 GEL (about $408.85/€348.77*) in 2017, shows the latest data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
In 2017 the annual unemployment rate in Georgia declined by 0.1 percentage points and equalled 13.9 percent, shows the employment and unemployment annual data of 2017 of the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
About 20.1 per cent of Georgia’s population is under the absolute poverty line, shows the latest data of 2018 poverty indicators published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). Most people under absolute the poverty line live in the country’s rural areas.
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The average monthly salary in Georgia has increased by 33.5 GEL (about $12.23/€10.90) year-on-year and reached 1,092.7 GEL (about $398.80/€355.64) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019, show the latest data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Average monthly earnings in Georgia increased by 76.3 GEL ($25.8/€23.2) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019 compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to 1,179.8 GEL ($398.5/€359.1), reports the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
The average monthly salary in Georgia was 1068.3 GEL ($359.98/€327.99) in 2018, which is a 6.9 per cent increase compared to last year, show the latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Georgia has ranked 39th among 177 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) with a score of 9.2, which means that the country suffers from a level of hunger that is low.
Average monthly earnings in Georgia increased by 117.6 GEL ($39/€34.9) in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2019 compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to 1,319.6 GEL ($438.1/€391.8), reports the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).