Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Georgia
Georgia: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 13.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Georgia, 1996–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, food imports in Georgia stood at 13.3%.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Georgia peaked at 36.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2011.
That places Georgia 117th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 36.1% | — |
| 1997 | 33.5% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | -44.2% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | +5.3% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 13.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.4%, 86% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 13.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -44.2% | 33.5% | 18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 18.7% | 36.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 13.3% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.2% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.4% | 14.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More private sector data for Georgia
- Merchandise trade 67.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 18.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 29.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 7.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 8.38 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Georgia?
- Food imports in Georgia was 13.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2011.
- How does Georgia rank for food imports?
- Georgia ranks 117th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.