Turkey, China, Russia top trading partners of Georgia in January-April 2022
Overall, Georgian external trade turnover amounted to $5.25 billion in January-April 2022, posting a 33.4 percent increase year-on-year, said Geostat. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Turkey ($766.3 million), China ($614.7 million) and Russia ($559.7 million) are the top trading partners of Georgia in total external trade turnover in January-April 2022, preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia show.
Georgia's top trading partners by exports in January-April 2022 were China ($290.4 million), Azerbaijan ($168.4 million) and Russia ($156.4 million), while the top trading partners by imports were Turkey ($637.8 million), Russia ($403.3 million) and China ($324.3 million).
The top three export items were as follows:
- Copper ores and concentrates - $363.3 million (22.9% of total exports)
- Ferro-alloys - $195.4 million (12.3%)
- Motor cars - $132 million (8.3%)
The top import commodities were the following:
- Petroleum and petroleum oils - $337.1 million (9.2% of total imports)
- Motor cars - $319.7 million (8.7%)
- Copper ores and concentrates - $266 million (7.3%)
Overall, Georgian external trade turnover amounted to $5.25 billion in January-April 2022, posting a 33.4 percent increase year-on-year, said Geostat.
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