Georgia Industrial Output Growth Falls to Over 4-Year Low

Industrial production in Georgia increased by 3.9% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, easing from the sharp 9.3% advance recorded in the previous period. Output growth moderated across major sectors, including manufacturing (2.1% vs 7.6% in Q2), as the decline in manufacture of beverages (-4.9%), tobacco products (-13.1%), wearing apparel (-2.1%), and leather products (-29.6%) partially offset higher output for food products (+16%) and textiles (+14.6%). Activity also rose at a softer pace for mining and quarrying (19% vs 34.9%), due to a drop in extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas; and in water supply, sewage, waste management, and remediation services (5.9% vs 10.4%). In contrast, output gains accelerated in electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (5.4% vs 4.2%). On a quarterly basis, industrial output rose 3.9%, decelerating from the 15.7% jump recorded in the preceding period.

Industrial production in Georgia surged 9.3% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, accelerating from a 2.4% rise in the previous quarter. This marked the fastest pace of growth since the third quarter of 2024, supported by a rebound in output for manufacturing (7.6% vs -0.2% in Q1) and electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (4.2% vs -4.1%), alongside an increase in water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities (10.4% vs 6.6%). On the other hand, expansion in mining and quarrying slowed markedly (34.9% vs 48.9%). On a quarterly basis, industrial output jumped 15.7%, rebounding sharply from a 6.5% drop in the first quarter.

Industrial production in Georgia rose by 2.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, easing from a revised 4.8% increase in the previous quarter. This marks the slowest growth in industrial activity since Q3 2020, driven by a decline in manufacturing output (-0.2% vs 2% in Q4) and in electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (-4.1% vs 1.4%). Growth also slowed in water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities (6.6% vs 16.6%). In contrast, production in mining and quarrying surged further (48.9% vs 41.2%). On a quarterly basis, industrial activity fell by 6.5%, following a 7.5% drop in the prior period.