Georgian external trade up 32.2% in January-November

The value of exports rose by 31.8 percent and equalled $5.03 billion in the reported period, while imports also grew by 32.5 percent, amounting to $11.98 billion. Photo: Nino Alavidze/agenda.ge

Agenda.ge, 13 Dec 2022 - 14:43, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian external trade turnover amounted to $17.02 billion in January-November 2022, posting a 32.2 percent increase year-on-year, the national statistics office revealed on Monday. 

The value of exports rose by 31.8 percent and equalled $5.03 billion in the reported period, while imports also grew by 32.5 percent, amounting to $11.98 billion.

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Trade deficit, a measure of the negative balance of trade in which imports exceed exports, reached $6.94 billion, and the share of trade turnover hit 40.8 percent. 

Last year Georgia’s exports totalled $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.