What were Georgia’s main exports and imports in Jan-July 2020?

Copper ores and concentrates claimed first place in the list of top export items of Georgia, while motor cars were the top import commodity in January-July 2020, show preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).

The share of major commodity groups by export value was as follows:

• Copper ores and concentrates - $391.3 million (22.3 per cent of total exports)
• Motor cars - $198.5 million (11.3 per cent)
• Ferroalloys $130.1 million (7.4 per cent)

The top import commodities in January-July 2020 by value were:

• Motor cars - $383.4 million (9 per cent of the total imports)
• Copper ores and concentrates - $290.8 million (6.8 per cent)
• Petroleum and petroleum oils - $278.6 million (6.5 per cent )

In January-July 2020 the share of the top ten trading partners in the total external trade turnover of Georgia amounted to 70 per cent.

Georgia’s top trading partners were:

1. Turkey ($843.3 million)
2. Russia ($702.1 million) and 
3. China ($ 627.6 million) 

Overall, Georgia’s external trade turnover amounted to $6.030 billion in January-July 2020, which is a decrease of 17.6 per cent compared to the same period of last year.