Georgia's foreign trade deficit with Russia up by third in Jan-Sept 2026

TBILISI. Oct 20 (Interfax) - Trade between Georgia and Russia amounted to $2.21 billion in January-September 2026, up 16.3% year-on-year, according to materials on the website of the Georgian National Statistics Office.

Georgian exports grew 3.1% to $560.2 million in January-September, while imports from Russia increased 21.3% to $1.65 billion. Georgia's negative balance in foreign trade with Russia amounted to $1.09 billion, up 33%.

Within the commodity structure of Georgia's exports to Russia, wine supplies declined 0.3% to $119.8 million in value terms, exports of other alcoholic beverages amounted to $92.9 million (-14.5%), mineral water exports totaled $59.8 million (+8%) and fruit exports stood at $61.4 million (+34.6%).

Within the structure of imports from Russia, oil supplies, among other things, amounted to $269.4 million (absent a year earlier), petroleum product supplies were $307.9 million (-20.7%), imports of wheat and meslin totaled $77.8 million (+21.6%), and imports of sunflower seeds were $41.6 million (+32.5%).

Trade between Georgia and Russia amounted to $2.69 billion in 2025, up 6.3%. For Georgia, the negative balance in foreign trade with Russia grew 1.7% to $1.19 billion.