Georgian external trade up 41.1% in January 2022
In 2021, Georgia’s exports amounted to $4.24 billion, while imports reached $10 billion. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgian external trade turnover amounted to $1.1 billion in January 2022, an increase of 41.1 percent year-on-year, latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) shows.
The value of exports grew by 47.6 percent and equalled $331.3 million in the period, while imports also increased by 38.5 percent, reaching $778.1 million.
Image: Geostat.
Trade deficit, a measure of the negative balance of trade in which imports exceed exports, totalled $446.7 million, and the share in trade turnover added up to 40.3 percent.
In 2021, Georgia’s exports amounted to $4.24 billion, while imports reached $10 billion. The total turnover was $14.31 billion, while the trade deficit was observed at $5.83 billion.
Georgian external trade turnover amounted to 14.31 billion USD in 2021, which is an increase of 25.6% year-on-year, express data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) show.
Georgia exported 5,3 million bottles of wine to 35 countries in January 2022, 51 percent more compared to the same period from last year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection announced on Tuesday.
Georgia has exported 18,400 tonnes of hazelnuts between August 1, 2021, and January 23, 2022, which is a 28% increase compared to the same period of last year, the Georgian Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection announces.
Turkey (2.1 billion USD), Russia (1.6 billion USD) and China (1.4 billion USD) are the top trading partners of Georgia in total external trade turnover in 2021, preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) show.
Turkey ($168.7 million), Russia ($128.6 million) and Azerbaijan ($122 million) are the top trading partners of Georgia in total external trade turnover in January 2022, preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) show.
Georgia has exported locally produced goods worth $331.3 million in January 2022, which is 47.6 percent higher year-on-year, the preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) show.
Georgian external trade turnover amounted to $2.5 billion in January-February 2022, an increase of 49.2 percent year-on-year, latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) shows.