MINISTRY OF ECONOMY
AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
OF GEORGIA

In the second quarter of 2025, the business sector’s turnover was increased by 12,5% compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching a record 60,3 billion GEL.

The output of the business sector in the second quarter of this year amounted to 23,2 billion GEL, which is 13,0% higher indicator than the figure for the same period of the previous year and represents a record for a second quarter. The output of large enterprises was increased by 15,1%, while the output of small and medium-sized enterprises was increased by 11,3%.

It is noteworthy that the number of people employed is growing in parallel with the increase in economic activity in the business sector. In the second quarter of 2025, the number of jobs in the business sector was increased by 3,3%, or by 25800 jobs reaching a record number of 795600 for that quarter.

According to data for the first two quarters of the year, the business sector’s turnover was increased by 13,5% reaching 116,3 billion GEL, while the business sector’s output reached 43,9 billion GEL, which is 14,2% higher indicator than the figure for the same period of the previous year.

Significant contributions to the output growth were made by the following sectors: Information and Communications (76,4% growth); Trade (8,3% growth); Construction (3,6% growth); Transportation and Warehousing (15,1% growth); Manufacturing (3,9% growth).

In the second quarter of 2025, the average monthly salary of hired employees was also increased by 212,1 GEL, or 10,1% equaling 2317,6 GEL. In the same period, compared to the same quarter of the previous year, jobs increased in all sectors of the economy. The highest contributions to employment growth came from the following sectors: Trade (increase of 12000 persons, 5,5%); Accommodation and Food Service Activities (3700 persons, 9,5%); Transportation and Warehousing (3200 persons, 5,3%); Information and Communications (1600 persons, 3,4%); Professional, Scientific, and Technical Activities (1400 persons, 5,9%); Manufacturing (1000 persons, 1,1%).