Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Georgia
Georgia: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 20.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Georgia, 1997–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, transport services in Georgia stood at 20.9%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Georgia peaked at 53.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2025.
That places Georgia 70th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 48.2% | — |
| 1998 | 42.4% | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 44.8% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 47.2% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 48.3% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 44.8% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +109.1% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | -28.3% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -36.0% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 20.9% | -7.6% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 20.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 20.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.5%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +109.1% | 22.3% | 46.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.1% | 42.4% | 48.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 47.2% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 22.2% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 20.9% | 46.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More private sector data for Georgia
- Merchandise trade 67.7% (2025)
- Food imports 13.3% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Georgia?
- Transport services in Georgia was 20.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2025.
- How does Georgia rank for transport services?
- Georgia ranks 70th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.