Food exports in Georgia
Georgia: Food exports was 45.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Georgia, 1996–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Georgia is 45.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Georgia peaked at 45.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2008.
Georgia ranks 44th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Food exports in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 29.3% | — |
| 1997 | 31.7% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 26.3% | -22.5% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | -28.5% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +59.2% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +34.5% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | +37.0% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +51.8% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | +13.7% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 45.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 2.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 45.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.0%, 3.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.3% | 26.3% | 33.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 16.5% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 19.2% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 26.6% | 45.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More private sector data for Georgia
- Merchandise trade 67.7% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 33.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,852 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1911 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 4,708 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Georgia?
- Food exports in Georgia was 45.9% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2008.
- How does Georgia rank for food exports?
- Georgia ranks 44th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.