Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan – Georgia’s top trading partners in Jan-June 2019
Overall, Georgia’s external trade decreased by 0.6 per cent and reached $5.96 billion in January-June 2019. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Turkey, Russia and Azerbaijan are Georgia’s top trade partners this year, shows the preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Georgia’s top 10 trade partners in January-June 2019 made for 67.2 per cent of the country’s total trade turnover, with Turkey ($843 million), Russia ($677.8 million) and Azerbaijan ($508.9 million) filling the top three spots.
Trade with EU countries
Trade turnover with the European Union (EU) countries decreased by 4.6 per cent year-on-year (y/y) and amounted to $1.51 billion, said Geostat.
Exports were worth $426.9 million (16.1 per cent higher), while imports reached $1.08 billion (10.8 per cent lower).
Trade with CIS countries
The external trade turnover of Georgia with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries totalled $2.03 billion in January-June 2019 – a five per cent lower compared to the same period of 2018.
Exports were worth $916.2 million (27.1 per cent higher) while imports equalled $1.11 billion (15.6 per cent higher).
What are Georgia's main exports?
Georgia's top exported commodities in January-June 2019 were:
- Copper ores and concentrates (worth $306.6 million, or 17.3 per cent of total exports)
- Motor cars (worth $260.5 million, or 14.7 per cent of total exports)
- Ferro-alloys (worth $179.2 million, or 10.1 per cent of total exports)
What are Georgia's main imports?
Georgia's top imported commodities were:
- Petroleum and petroleum oils (worth $341.2 million, or 8.1 per cent of total imports)
- Motor cars (worth $308.8 million or 7.4 per cent of total imports)
- Copper ores and concentrates (worth $266.8 million, or 6.4 per cent of total imports)
Overall, Georgia’s external trade decreased by 0.6 per cent and reached $5.96 billion in January-June 2019, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Trade turnover between Georgia and EU increased by 17.7% in comparison to 2017 and reached $3.35 billion in 2018, much in part thanks to the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) agreement with the EU.
Georgia’s external trade with EU up 6.3%, with CIS up 2.8%
Georgia is increasing its role as an important trade partner the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), while trade turnover with the European Union decreased this year.
Georgia’s external trade decreased by 0.6 per cent and reached $5.96 billion in January-June 2019, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Georgia’s external trade stands at $4.9 billion in January-May 2019 – a 1.1 per cent increase compared to the same data from last year, Georgia’s National Statistics Office (GeoStat) says in its preliminary report for the period.
The Georgian National Statistics Office, whose roots stretch back to the First Democratic Republic of Georgia, is marking its 100th anniversary today.
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