Direct foreign investments in Georgia's economy grow 11% in Jan-Sept

TBILISI. Dec 12 (Interfax) - Direct foreign investments in Georgia's economy increased 11% year-on-year to $1.3 billion in January-September 2025, the National Statistics Service reported.

In the third quarter, direct foreign investments doubled to $533.2 million.

The growth in the first nine months and the third quarter was driven by an increase in the inflow of debt instruments, including trade financing.

The inflow of debt instruments amounted to $74.6 million in 9M 2025, compared to an outflow of $202.1 million a year previously. Reinvested income, or the difference between profit and dividend payments, made up $960.4 million, down 5.7%, while new equity investments made up $262 million, down 25.6%.

The financial sector accounted for $317.2 million of direct foreign investments, the largest share, followed by real estate with $165.1 million, manufacturing with $144.5 million and energy with $139.9 million.

Turkey made up the largest share of the investments in 9M with $151.4 million, followed by the U.S. with $142 million, the UK with $131.9 million, Azerbaijan with $105.1 million and the Czech Republic with $88.2 million.

Russia invested $56.8 million in the Georgian economy during the period, up 16.6%.

Direct foreign investments in the Georgian economy amounted to $1.57 billion in 2024, $1.93 billion in 2023 and $2.2 billion in 2022.