Foreign direct investment reached 1,688,665 thousand US dollars in 2025, on provisional data, up 7.61% over the year. That is the first increase after two consecutive declines, of 13.3% in 2023 and 18.63% in 2024.
The growth rate flatters the picture. Foreign direct investment relative to GDP fell to 4.4% in 2025 from 4.6% in 2024 and 6.3% in 2023, which means nominal GDP grew faster than the inflow it attracted. On that measure 2025 is the weakest of the three years, almost two percentage points below 2023.
The quarterly data points the same way. Net direct investment in the financial account was 430,042 thousand US dollars in the third quarter of 2025 and 374,438 thousand in the fourth, then 160,860 thousand in the first quarter of 2026. The 2025 annual figure is provisional and may move on revision.
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Every number below was checked against the source before publication.
FDI_GROWTH_YOY_AFDI growth, year over year Computed from other indicators’ stored observationsFDI_TO_GDP_AForeign direct investment to GDP National Bank of Georgia — downloaded filesFDI_TOTAL_AForeign direct investment, total National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) — downloaded filesFINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_FDI_QFinancial account: direct investment, net National Bank of Georgia — downloaded files