Merchandise trade in Georgia
Georgia: Merchandise trade was 67.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Georgia, 1992–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Georgia is 67.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Georgia peaked at 76.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1992.
That places Georgia 70th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.0% | — |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 19.7% | +125.4% |
| 1995 | 20.2% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 28.6% | +42.0% |
| 1997 | 33.7% | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 29.8% | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 33.1% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 33.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 48.6% | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 59.6% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 75.5% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 71.1% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 68.6% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 67.7% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 8.0% | 33.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 33.3% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 55.8% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 67.7% | 76.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 67 Iraq 70.0% compare
- 68 Cape Verde 70.0% compare
- 69 Kyrgyzstan 69.9% compare
- 71 Burkina Faso 67.5% compare
- 72 El Salvador 66.1% compare
- 73 Democratic Republic of Congo 66.1% compare
More private sector data for Georgia
- 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$), annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 4,708 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Georgia?
- Merchandise trade in Georgia was 67.7% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1992.
- How does Georgia rank for merchandise trade?
- Georgia ranks 70th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.