Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Georgia
Georgia: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 71.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures imports in Georgia, 1996–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 71.9% for manufactures imports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Georgia peaked at 72.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1996.
That places Georgia 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 24.5% | — |
| 1997 | 38.0% | +55.5% |
| 1998 | 55.3% | +45.4% |
| 1999 | 53.2% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 54.9% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 56.8% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 62.3% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 63.6% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 55.5% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 64.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 71.9% | -0.8% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 71.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.3%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 71.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.7%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +55.5% | 24.5% | 38.0% |
| 1998 | +45.4% | 38.0% | 55.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.7% | 24.5% | 55.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 54.9% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 59.8% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 63.5% | 72.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More private sector data for Georgia
- Merchandise trade 67.7% (2025)
- Food imports 13.3% (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 manufactures imports in Georgia?
- Manufactures imports in Georgia was 71.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1996.
- How does Georgia rank for manufactures imports?
- Georgia ranks 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.