11:20 - 21.10.2026

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October 21, Fineko/abc.az. Over Jan-Sept 2026, the foreign trade turnover between Georgia and Azerbaijan amounted to $1.109 billion (a rise of 14.2% versus the 2025 same term), informs the National Statistics Service of Georgia (GeoStat).

Georgia's exports to Azerbaijan grew by 6.9% year–on-year, up to $566.7 million, compared with $530.3 million for Jan-Sept 2025. At that, Azerbaijan's share in overall volume of Georgian exports dropped from 10.3% to 9.2%.

Azerbaijan ranked 3rd in the ranking of Georgia's main export partners after Kyrgyzstan ($650.2 million) and China ($583.1 million).

Imports of goods from Azerbaijan to Georgia increased by 22.9% up to $542.5 million. Azerbaijan made up 3.8% of Georgia’s overall imports.

As a whole, Georgia's foreign trade turnover increased by 9.2% in the first 9 months of 2026 up to $20.54 billion. Exports grew by 19.6% up to $6.15 billion and imports by 5.3% up to $14.38 billion. The negative balance of foreign trade reached $8.23 billion.

Turkey ($2.19 billion), China ($1.75 billion) and the U.S. ($1.72 billion) became the largest suppliers of goods to Georgia.

Passenger cars were the leaders in the commodity structure of Georgia's foreign trade. Over Jan-Sept 2026, the country exported cars for $1.53 billion (24.9% of overall exports) and imported cars for $2.65 billion (18.4% of overall imports).

Other major exports included petroleum products for $811.8 million and precious metal ores for $464 million. Petroleum products for $1.41 billion and prepackaged medicines for $526.8 million dominated in the area of imports.