Georgia’s trade deficit widened slightly to USD 1,174.8 million in December 2025 from USD 1,149.3 million from a year earlier, marking the largest shortfall in eleven months. Imports rose 8.8% year-on-year to USD 1,848 million, while exports surged by 22.5% to USD 673.2 million. For the January-December period, the trade deficit widened sharply to USD 11,238.5 million from USD 10,328.1 million. Exports climbed 11.1% to USD 7,291.2 million, led by sales to Kyrgyzstan (USD 1498.8 million), followed by Kazakhstan (USD 910 million), and Russia (USD 749.3 million). Meanwhile, imports increased by 9.7% to USD 18,529.7 million, led by purchases from Turkey (USD 2,775 million), the USA (USD 2,723 million), and China (USD 1,985.4 million). source: National Statistics Office of Georgia

Georgia recorded a trade deficit of 1174.80 USD Million in December of 2025. Balance of Trade in Georgia averaged -334.03 USD Million from 1995 until 2025, reaching an all time high of -6.30 USD Million in April of 1995 and a record low of -1300.20 USD Million in January of 2025. This page provides the latest reported value for - Georgia Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Georgia Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Georgia recorded a trade deficit of 1174.80 USD Million in December of 2025. Balance of Trade in Georgia is expected to be -1150.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-19 07:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Nov $-675.3M $-822.6M $-740.0M
2026-01-20 07:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Dec $-1,174.8M $-700.6M $ -650.0M
2026-02-19 07:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Jan $-1,174.8M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -1174.80 -675.30 USD Million Dec 2025
Capital Flows 377.19 -260.93 USD Million Sep 2025
Current Account 337.90 -299.60 USD Million Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP -4.40 -5.60 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 673.20 782.30 USD Million Dec 2025
External Debt 27354.84 26496.31 USD Million Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 533.20 580.10 USD Million Sep 2025
Imports 1848.00 1457.50 USD Million Dec 2025
Remittances 976328.60 928469.20 USD Thousands Sep 2025


Georgia Balance of Trade
Georgia's increasing trade deficits are a by-product of Russia's trade embargo. Georgia has failed to diversify its exports and relies heavily on agriculture and low value added resource exploration. Georgia's main imports are oil, motor cars, pharmaceutical products, wheat and meslin, sugar and electrical equipment. Georgia's main trading partners are Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Germany, Russia, the United States and Bulgaria..
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1174.80 -675.30 -6.30 -1300.20 1995 - 2025 USD Million Monthly

News Stream
Georgia Posts Largest Trade Deficit in 11 Months
Georgia’s trade deficit widened slightly to USD 1,174.8 million in December 2025 from USD 1,149.3 million from a year earlier, marking the largest shortfall in eleven months. Imports rose 8.8% year-on-year to USD 1,848 million, while exports surged by 22.5% to USD 673.2 million. For the January-December period, the trade deficit widened sharply to USD 11,238.5 million from USD 10,328.1 million. Exports climbed 11.1% to USD 7,291.2 million, led by sales to Kyrgyzstan (USD 1498.8 million), followed by Kazakhstan (USD 910 million), and Russia (USD 749.3 million). Meanwhile, imports increased by 9.7% to USD 18,529.7 million, led by purchases from Turkey (USD 2,775 million), the USA (USD 2,723 million), and China (USD 1,985.4 million).
2026-01-20
Georgia Posts Smallest Trade Deficit in Nearly 3 Years
Georgia’s trade deficit narrowed sharply to USD 675.3 million in November 2025 from USD 933.3 million a year earlier. This marked the smallest shortfall since February 2023, as exports surged by 44.2% year-on-year to USD 782.3 million, while imports declined by 1.2% to USD 1,457.5 million. For the January–November period, the trade deficit widened to USD 9,981.9 million from USD 9,180.7 million a year earlier. Exports climbed 10.1% to USD 6,618 million, led by sales to Kyrgyzstan (USD 1,399.0 million), followed by Kazakhstan (USD 849.9 million) and Russia (USD 672.5 million). Meanwhile, imports increased 9.3% to USD 16,600 million, led by purchases from the USA (USD 2,496.5 million), Turkey (USD 2,491.9 million), and China (USD 1,803.4 million).
2025-12-19
Georgia Posts Smallest Trade Deficit in Over 1-½ Years
Georgia’s trade deficit narrowed to USD 775.4 million in October 2025 from USD 824.4 million in the same month last year, marking the smallest deficit since March 2024. Exports increased 0.4% year-on-year to USD 684.5 million, while imports declined 3.1% to USD 1,459.9 million. Considering the January-October period, the country’s trade deficit widened to USD 9,159.8 million from USD 8,247.5 million in the corresponding period of the previous year, as imports rose 9.3%, outpacing the 6.8% rise in the exports.
2025-11-19