Strategically located at the crossroads between Eastern Europe and Western Asia, the nation of Georgia shipped US$3.6 billion worth of exported products around the world in 2025.

That dollar amount results from a 9.5% increase compared to $3.3 billion 5 years earlier during 2021.

Year over year, the total value of Georgian exports accelerated 12.8% from $3.2 billion starting from 2024.

Based on the average exchange rate for 2025, the Georgian lari depreciated by -17.3% against the US dollar since 2021 but appreciated by 0.8% from 2024 to 2025. Georgia’s weaker local currency starting from 2021 makes its exports paid for in stronger US dollars relatively less expensive for international buyers starting from American currency.

Georgia’s Best Exports Customers

The latest available country-specific data shows that 71.4% of products exported from Georgia was bought by importers in: Russia (19.6% of the Georgian total), mainland China (8.6%), Türkiye (8.4%), Bulgaria (6.6%), Armenia (6.2%), Azerbaijan (5.5%), United States of America (3.2%), Switzerland (3%), Italy (2.9%), Kazakhstan (2.6%), Ukraine (2.45%) and Uzbekistan (2.41%).

From a continental perspective, 49.9% of Georgia exports by value was delivered to fellow European countries while 42.8% was sold to Asian importers.

Georgia shipped another 4% worth of goods to buyers in North America.

Smaller percentages went to customers in Africa (2.8%), Latin America (0.4%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean then Oceania (0.1%) mainly Australia.

Given Georgia’s population of 3.7 million people, its total US$3.6 billion for 2025 exports translates to roughly $975 for every resident in the country typically associated with the Middle East. That per-capita dollar amount exceeds the average $850 for 2024.

Georgia’s Top 10 Exports

The following export product groups represent the highest dollar value in Georgian global shipments during 2025, at the 2-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from Georgia.

1. Beverages, spirits, vinegar: US$858.1 million (23.8% of total exports)
2. Ores, slag, ash: $480.1 million (13.3%)
3. Fruits, nuts: $301.1 million (8.4%)
4. Iron, steel: $235.7 million (6.5%)
5. Mineral fuels including oil: $153.9 million (4.3%)
6. Fertilizers: $131 million (3.6%)
7. Gems, precious metals: $124.6 million (3.5%)
8. Machinery including computers: $115.5 million (3.2%)
9. Knit or crochet clothing, accessories: $103.2 million (2.9%)
10. Vegetable/fruit/nut preparations: $101.9 million (2.8%)

Georgia’s top 10 exports categories generated approaching three-quarters (72.3%) of the overall value of its global shipments.

Mineral fuels including oil represents the fastest grower among the top 10 export categories, up by 90% from 2024 to 2025.

In second place for improving export sales was vegetable, fruit or nut preparations via a 55.8% advance.

Georgia’s shipments of ores, slag and ash posted the third-fastest gain in value, up by 43.5%.

The leading decliner among Georgia’s top 10 export categories were the metals iron and steel, pulled down by a -29.6% year-over-year drop.

The above listed product categories are at the 2-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level.

Drilling down to the more detailed 4-digit HTS codes, Georgia’s most valuable exported goods are precious metal ores and concentrates (10.7% of the Georgian total) then wine (7.4%), alcoholic beverages including spirits and liqueurs (6.8%), iron ferroalloys (6.3%), mineral and aerated waters (4.9%), miscellaneous nuts (4.7%), non-alcoholic drinks (4.6%) excluding water or juices and milk, nitrogenous fertilizers (3.6%), unwrought gold (3.4%) then copper ores and concentrates (2.6%).

Products Generating Trade Surpluses for Georgia

The following types of Georgian product shipments represent positive net exports or a trade balance surplus. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports.

In a nutshell, net exports represent the amount by which foreign spending on a home country’s goods or services exceeds or lags the home country’s spending on foreign goods or services.

1. Beverages, spirits, vinegar: US$747.7 million (Down by -0.1% since 2023)
2. Ores, slag, ash: $435 million (Up by 48.7%)
3. Fruits, nuts: $189.7 million (Up by 75.4%)
4. Gems, precious metals: $103.7 million (Up by 18.1%)
5. Fertilizers: $85.4 million (Down by -5.2%)
6. Live animals: $31.8 million (Down by -21.3%)
7. Inorganic chemicals: $23.5 million (Up by 59%)
8. Lead: $7.2 million (Down by -20.6%)
9. Woodpulp: $4.3 million (Up by 41.1%)
10. Vegetable plaiting materials: $742,000 (Reversing a -$287,000 deficit)

Historically, Georgia has highly positive net exports in the international trade of waters and wine. In turn, these cashflows indicate Georgia’s strong competitive advantages under the beverages, spirits and vinegar product category.

Products Causing Trade Deficits for Georgia

Georgia racked up an overall -US$9.85 billion trade deficit during 2025, slowing by -0.3% from -$9.88 billion in red ink one year earlier in 2024.

Below are exports from Georgia that result in negative net exports or product trade balance deficits. These negative net exports reveal product categories where foreign spending on home country Georgia’s goods trail Georgian importer spending on foreign products.

1. Mineral fuels including oil: -US$1.8 billion (Up by 4.8% since 2024)
2. Machinery including computers: -$1.2 billion (Up by 4.6%)
3. Electrical machinery, equipment: -$1.1 billion (Up by 20.6%)
4. Pharmaceuticals: -$591.5 million (Up by 18.7%)
5. Collector items, art, antiques: -$504.3 million (Down by -6.4%)
6. Plastics, plastic articles: -$434.5 million (Up by 2.3%)
7. Articles of iron or steel: -$350.9 million (Down by -5.2%)
8. Iron, steel: -$297.9 million (Down by -65%)
9. Perfumes, cosmetics: -$274.2 million (Up by 15.4%)
10. Furniture, bedding, lighting, signs, prefab buildings: -$258.4 million (Up by 4.2%)

Under the mineral fuels including oil category, Georgia records highly negative net exports and therefore deep international trade deficits historically for refined oils and petroleum gases.

These cashflow deficiencies clearly indicate Georgia’s competitive disadvantages in the international energy market, but also represent key opportunities for Georgia to improve its position in the global economy through focused innovations.

Georgian Export Companies

Given the country’s tiny size, it should come as no surprise that not one Georgian corporation ranks among Forbes Global 2000.

Wikipedia does list a group of Georgian companies which gives some insight into the types of exports shipped from Georgia. Selected examples are shown below.

• Badagoni Wine Company (wine producer)
• Georgian Industrial Group (energy products)
• JSC RMG Copper (copper, gold)
• JSC Tbilaviamsheni (aerospace products)
• Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (trucks, automotive parts)
• MagtiCom Ltd (telecommunications)
• Rustavi Steel (steel products)
• Wissol Petroleum (oil, gas)

 
In macroeconomic terms, Georgia’s total exported goods represent an estimated 3.2% of its overall Gross Domestic Product for 2025 ($113.6 billion valued in Purchasing Power Parity US dollars). That 3.2% for exports to overall GDP in PPP for 2025 compares to 3.1% one year earlier. This seems to indicate a relatively increasing reliance on products sold on international markets for Georgia’s total economic performance albeit based on a short timeframe.

Another key indicator of a country’s economic performance is its unemployment rate. Georgia’s unemployment rate averaged 13.9% for 2025, mirroring the average 13.9% jobless rate for 2024 according to International Monetary Fund statistics.

Georgia’s capital and largest city is Tbilisi.

See also Georgia’s Top Trading Partners, China’s Top Trading Partners, Russia Top Trading Partners and Turkey’s Top 10 Exports

Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, Country Profiles, The World Factbook. Accessed on October 16, 2026

EXCHANGE-RATES.org, Georgian Lari (GEL) To US Dollar (USD) Exchange rate history. Accessed on October 16, 2026

Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on October 16, 2026

International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on October 16, 2026

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on October 16, 2026

Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on October 16, 2026

Wikipedia, Georgia (country). Accessed on October 16, 2026

Wikipedia, Gross domestic product. Accessed on October 16, 2026

Wikipedia, List of Companies of Georgia (country). Accessed on October 16, 2026

Wikipedia, Purchasing power parity. Accessed on October 16, 2026