Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Georgia
Georgia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 28.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Georgia, 1992–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 28.3% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.0% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Georgia peaked at 98.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2023.
That places Georgia 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 98.2% | — |
| 1993 | 56.9% | -42.1% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | -30.8% |
| 1995 | 44.4% | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 49.2% | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 54.4% | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 47.3% | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 51.0% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 52.7% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 44.1% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 44.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | -22.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 28.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 43% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 28.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 34% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.1% | 39.4% | 98.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 40.6% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 35.9% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 28.3% | 44.6% | 4 |
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)
- Food exports 45.9% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Georgia?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Georgia was 28.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2023.
- How does Georgia rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Georgia ranks 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.