Georgian domestic exports up 12.7% between January-September

Georgia exported locally produced goods worth $4.60 billion between January and September, marking a 12.7 percent year-on-year increase, the National Statistics Office said on Thursday.

The Office said local exports in the country had accounted for 47.2 percent of the total exports and amounted to $2.17 billion in the reporting period - a 22.5 percent decrease compared to January-September of 2022.

Georgia’s top trading partners in the reporting period were:

• Russia - $412.3 million
• Turkey - $290.5 million
• China - $235 million

The five largest domestic export goods were:

1. Copper ores and concentrates - $433 million (19.9% of total exports)
2. Wine from fresh grapes - $193 million  (8.9%)
3. Ferro-alloys - $140.1 million (6.4%)
4. Nitrogenous fertilisers - $123 million  (5.7%)
5. Electricity - $103 million  (4.8%)

Georgia's external trade turnover amounted to $15.91 billion in the same period, posting an 16.5 percent increase year-on-year.