In January-November 2022 the external merchandise trade (excluding non-declared trade) of Georgia amounted to USD 17 billion. In January-November 2022 the share of the top ten trading partners by imports in the total imports of Georgia amounted to 68.9%.
The top partners were Türkiye (USD 2 143.2 million), Russia (USD 1 607.8 million) and China (USD 1 017.7 million). Imports with China occupy 60.6% of the total external merchandise trade, which increased by 28.7% y-o-y.
TOP-5 Import Commodities:
1. New rubber pneumatic tires - USD 44.1 million, 13 909 tons;
2. Computing machines and their blocks - USD 36.1 million, 330 tons;
3. Flat-rolled carbon steel with a width of 600 mm or more - USD 34.4 million, 27 831 tons;
4. Polyacetals, simple polyethers - USD 33.9 million, 23 291 tons;
5. Air conditioning equipment - USD 23 million, 2 949 tons;
Other goods - total: USD 845.9 million.
As for the exports, in 11M2022, goods worth USD 660.7 million were sold from Georgia to China, which was 16.1% higher than the same period last year. The main export commodities during this period were copper ores and concentrates.
The TOP-5 Export Commodities:
1. Copper ores and concentrates - USD 517.7 million, 220,071 tons;
2. Ores and concentrates of precious metals - USD 75 million, 26,055 tons;
3. Tools and devices for use in medicine or veterinary medicine - USD 19.1 million, 73 tons;
4. Natural grape wines - USD 11.4 million, 3 552 tons;
5. Unprocessed aluminum - USD 6.8 million, 2 850 tons.
