Jan-Feb 2021: Georgian domestic exports down 6.8%

In January-February 2021 copper ores and concentrates reclaimed the first place in the list of top export items, equalling $94.5 million, or 25.6 per cent of total exports. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 19 Mar 2021 - 14:13, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia exported locally produced goods worth $494.7 million in January-February 2021, which is 6.8% lower year-on-year, announces the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). 

The share of domestic exports (export of locally produced goods and services, including those of foreign origin that have been substantially changed through local processing) in total exports constituted 74.6% and amounted to $369 million, 7.9% higher to the same period of 2020. 

The top trading partners were:

  • Russia ($64.9 million)
  • China ($50.9 million)
  • Turkey ($43.6 million)

In January-February 2021 copper ores and concentrates reclaimed the first place in the list of top export items, equalling $94.5 million, or 25.6 per cent of total exports. 

In January 2021 copper ores and concentrates reclaimed the first place in the list of top export items, equalling $49.7 million, or 29.9% of total exports. 

The exports of ferroalloys totalled $52.1 million and their share in the total exports amounted to 14.1%. The exports of wine of fresh grapes occupied the third place standing at $25.9 million and constituting 7% of the total exports.