Turkey ($673.7 million), Russia ($666.9 million) and China ($376 million) were the top trading partners of Georgia in its total external trade turnover between January and March, preliminary data from the National Statistics office of Georgia showed.
Georgia’s top partners by exports were the USA ($216.9 million), Azerbaijan ($180.7 million) and Russia ($176.9 million), while the top markets by imports were Turkey ($568.7 billion), Russia ($490 million) and the United States ($261.8 million).
The top export items were the following: motorcars – $411.8 million (28.2% of total exports), copper ores and concentrates – $205.7 million (14.1%) and ferroalloys – $81.8 million (5.6%).
The three top import commodities included motorcars – $474.5 million (14.3% of total imports), petroleum and petroleum oils – $251.2 million (7.6%) and petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons – $225 million (6.8%).
Overall, Georgian external trade turnover amounted to $4.78 billion in January-March, up by 22.1%.
The value of exports rose by 24.7% and equalled $1.46 billion, while imports grew by 21%, amounting to $3.32 billion in the first three months of 2023. (Agenda/Business World Magazine)