Georgia GDP Growth Slows in Q2

2026-09-18 07:54 By Erika Ordonez 1 min. read

The economy of Georgia grew by 6.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, following a 6.7% expansion in Q1.

Output growth slowed significantly in mining and quarrying (4.6% vs 10.4% in Q1 2026), accommodation and food service activities (7.9% vs 12.4%), water supply (12.7% vs 17.4%), information and communication (16.6% vs 36.0%), financial and insurance services (8.5% vs 11.7%), professional, scientific and technical activities (9.2% vs 9.4%), administrative and support service activities (0.2% vs 6.6%), and public administration and defence; compulsory social security (6.2% vs 7.4%).

Additionally, the contraction continued in agriculture (-3.5% vs -3.3%) and construction (-4.8% vs -2.0%).

Meanwhile, activity strengthened in manufacturing (7.3% vs 0.3%), transportation and storage (19.8% vs 18.0%), health and social work (15.0% vs 12.6%), electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (7.3% vs 6.5%), real estate (4.9% vs 3.1%), and wholesale and retail trade (8.0% vs 5.5%).



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Georgia GDP Growth Slows in Q2
The economy of Georgia grew by 6.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, following a 6.7% expansion in Q1. Output growth slowed significantly in mining and quarrying (4.6% vs 10.4% in Q1 2026), accommodation and food service activities (7.9% vs 12.4%), water supply (12.7% vs 17.4%), information and communication (16.6% vs 36.0%), financial and insurance services (8.5% vs 11.7%), professional, scientific and technical activities (9.2% vs 9.4%), administrative and support service activities (0.2% vs 6.6%), and public administration and defence; compulsory social security (6.2% vs 7.4%). Additionally, the contraction continued in agriculture (-3.5% vs -3.3%) and construction (-4.8% vs -2.0%). Meanwhile, activity strengthened in manufacturing (7.3% vs 0.3%), transportation and storage (19.8% vs 18.0%), health and social work (15.0% vs 12.6%), electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (7.3% vs 6.5%), real estate (4.9% vs 3.1%), and wholesale and retail trade (8.0% vs 5.5%).
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