Georgian external trade down 12% in February 2021
The value of exports decreased 6.8% and totalled $494.7 million, while imports also decreased 14.1%, amounting to $1.15 billion. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia’s external trade turnover amounted to $1.65 billion in January-February 2021, which is 12% lower compared to the same period of the last year, show preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
External trade tendencies of Georgia in January-February 2016-2021. Image: Geostat.
The value of exports decreased 6.8% and totalled $494.7 million, while imports also decreased 14.1%, amounting to $1.15 billion.
The trade deficit of Georgia in January 2021 amounted to $664.6 million which is 40.2% of total trade turnover.
China ($126.5 million), Turkey ($114.3 million) and Azerbaijan ($ 86.2 million) are Georgia's top trading partners in total external trade turnover in January 2021, show preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia.
Georgia-made products that include Turkish raw inputs will be exported to the EU under the Free Trade Agreement as diagonal cumulation, signed between Georgia, EU and Turkey on March 20, 2018 is entering into force ‘in the nearest future’, announces the Ministry of Economy of Georgia.
Georgia’s external trade turnover amounted to $763.9 million in January 2021, which is 16.3% lower compared to the same period of the last year, show preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
The European Union has published its Association Implementation Report on Georgia, which says that the country ‘continued steadily on its European path including in the challenging COVID-19 context’. The document published earlier today reads that Georgia ‘has remained committed to the implementation, obligations and undertakings of the Association Agreement, despite COVID-19 related challenges’.
Turkey ($248.5 million), Russia ($202.7 million) and China ($193.7 million) are Georgia's top trading partners in total external trade turnover in January-February 2021, show preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia.
Georgia’s external trade turnover amounted to $2.77 billion in January-March 2021, which is 0.3% lower compared to the same period of the last year, show preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Turkey ($419 million), Russia ($329.8 million) and China ($292.6 million) are Georgia's top trading partners in total external trade turnover in January-March 2021, show preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia.
Georgia’s external trade turnover amounted to $3.92 billion in January-April 2021, which is 12.8% higher compared to the same period of the last year, show preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Turkey ($594.9 million), Russia ($476.2 million) and China ($425.6 million) are Georgia's top trading partners in total external trade turnover in January-April 2021, show preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia.