Georgia GDP Growth Eases to 11-Month Low in September

2026-10-30 07:11 By Nicole Aliyah 1 min. read

Georgia’s economy expanded by 6.0% year-on-year in September 2026, easing from 6.3% growth in the previous month and marking its slowest expansion since October 2025.

Growth was supported by strong activity in construction, information and communication, mining, trade, and financial and insurance activities.

In contrast, manufacturing, as well as administrative and support service activities, contracted from a year earlier.

The average real GDP growth stood at 7.4% in the first nine months of 2026.

Meanwhile, external trade remained robust, with exports rising 19.6% year-on-year to USD 6.15 billion and imports increasing 5.3% to USD 14.38 billion.

As a result, total merchandise trade turnover grew by 9.2% to USD 20.54 billion.



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