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2023
Economic Complexity
Trade 0.13Rank 55 of 132
2021
Economic Complexity
Technology -0.94Rank 74 of 96
2022
Economic Complexity
Research 1.03Rank 25 of 140
2023
Product
Exports | Imports $6.39B | $16.2B123 of 226 |  97 of 226
2023
Per Capita Product
Exports | Imports $1.72k | $4.36k103 of 220 |  98 of 220

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Overview In 2023, Georgia was the number 109 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 123 in total exports, the number 97 in total imports, the number 94 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 55 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .

Exports The top exports of Georgia are Cars ($1.6B), Copper Ore ($525M), Electricity ($379M), Wine ($262M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($217M), exporting mostly to Azerbaijan ($828M), Turkey ($733M), Armenia ($712M), Russia ($657M), and Kyrgyzstan ($519M).

Imports The top imports of Georgia are Cars ($3.28B), Refined Petroleum ($1.17B), Packaged Medicaments ($548M), Petroleum Gas ($445M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($347M), importing mostly from Turkey ($2.59B), United States ($2.07B), Russia ($1.74B), China ($1.33B), and Germany ($969M).

Location Georgia borders Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, and Turkey by land and Ukraine by sea.

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Georgia.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Top Export (2023)Cars$1.6B
Top Destination (2023)Azerbaijan$828M

In 2023, Georgia exported a total of $6.39B, making it the number 123 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Georgia have changed by $2.58B from $3.81B in 2018 to $6.39B in 2023.

The most recent exports are led by Cars ($1.6B), Copper Ore ($525M), Electricity ($379M), Wine ($262M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($217M). The most common destination for the exports of Georgia are Azerbaijan ($828M), Turkey ($733M), Armenia ($712M), Russia ($657M), and Kyrgyzstan ($519M).

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2022 - 2023)
Kyrgyzstan$442M (+ 573%)
Armenia$241M (+ 51%)
Azerbaijan$186M (+ 29.1%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2022 - 2023)
United States$1.03B (+ 98.8%)
Germany$307M (+ 46.3%)
Japan$302M (+ 100%)

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Service Trade

Service Trade

Georgia Exports Services (2020)$1.53B
Georgia Imports Services (2020)$1.45B

In 2020, Georgia exported $1.53B worth of services. The top services exported by Georgia in 2020 were Other transport ($528M), Personal travel ($387M), Business travel ($155M), Sea transport ($107M), and Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($79.4M).

The top services imported by Georgia in 2020 were Other transport ($424M), Sea transport ($274M), Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($123M), Air transport ($110M), and Business travel ($95.8M).

Service Exports (2020)

Service Imports (2020)

Economic Complexity

Overview

Economic Complexity (Trade)0.13Rank 55 of 132
Economic Complexity (Technology)-0.94Rank 74 of 96
Economic Complexity (Research)1.03Rank 25 of 140

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Georgia has a high level of specialization in Water (95.4), Sheep and Goats (54.9), Cyanides (38.8), Other Articles of Twine and Rope (31.3), and Legume Flours (29.4). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Georgia observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Georgia according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Photographic film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper,... (1.43), Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, of any material... (1.43), Halides and halide oxides of non-metals (1.29), Orthopaedic appliances; including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture... (1.12), and Enzymes; prepared enzymes not elsewhere specified or included (1.06). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Georgia according to the relatedness index, were Bran (0.18), Cement (0.18), Other Oily Seeds (0.17), Raw Cotton (0.17), and Non-fillet Fresh Fish (0.17). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Georgia is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Georgia. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Georgia exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relatedness Space (2023)

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

Diversification Frontier

Economic Complexity Ranking

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During the last 20 years Georgia's⁩ ⁨economy has become relatively less complex, moving from the ⁩⁨nullth to the 55th⁩ position in the ECI rank.

These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.

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