Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Georgia
Georgia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 2.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Georgia, 1993–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Georgia is 2.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Georgia peaked at 2.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
Georgia ranks 54th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2% | — |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +173.4% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +155.1% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -96.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -67.0% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +8696.9% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -36.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +29.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +33.9% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +57.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +36.1% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -68.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +109.4% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -2.8% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 2.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 4.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 2.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 2.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +8696.9% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Georgia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Georgia was 2.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Georgia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Georgia ranks 54th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.