MINISTRY OF ECONOMY
AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
OF GEORGIA

The trend of high economic growth recorded in 2025 strengthened even further at the beginning of 2026. In the first quarter of the current year, the average indicator stood at 9,1%, while based on four-month data, growth is at the 8,3% level. Only in April, the country’s economy grew by 6,2%.

These figures clearly indicate that despite external shocks and geopolitical challenges, Georgia’s economy maintains exceptional stability and a solid pace of development.

It is noteworthy that in April, the turnover of VAT-paying enterprises was increased by 10,3% compared to the same period of the previous year. High confidence in the business environment is also evidenced by the number of newly registered entities, which reached 6195 new units with a 6,9% increase.

In January-April, high economic activity was significantly supported by the positive dynamics observed in foreign trade. The export indicator is particularly noteworthy, increasing by 21,1% to reach 2439,9 million USD.

A significant increase was observed in domestic exports (exports excluding re-exports), where growth reached 73,5%, amounting to 1551,0 million USD.

Manufacturing, information and communication, transportation and storage, education, healthcare, trade, and financial and insurance sectors made the leading positive contributions to the economic progress of April 2026.

It is worth noting that real progress in the industrial sector was substantially supported by the local production of petroleum products, whose contribution to the Gross Domestic Product amounted to 1,83 percentage points.