Foreign direct investments in Georgia totaled $351.8 million in the second quarter of 2022, up by 9.1% YoY, the National Statistics Office of Georgia reported in its latest figures on September 8.
Geostat said an increase in equity, reinvestment of earnings and debt instruments had been the main reason for the growth in FDI, with the share of reinvestment in Q2 amounting to 68.3% of total FDI.
The top three sectors with the largest share of FDI in the second quarter were as follows: energy sector – $76.6 million, real estate sector – $75.6 million and financial sector – $47.6 million.
The aforementioned three economic sectors in FDI equaled 56.8% in the second quarter of 2022.
The top three countries that invested the most in the second quarter were: the United Kingdom – $64.7 million, the Netherlands – $44.8 million and Japan – $41.8 million. (Agenda/Business World Magazine)