Real GDP grew 9.0% in the first quarter of 2026, up 2.3 percentage points from 6.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025, which in turn followed 6.4% in the third. All of these are Geostat's provisional estimates and are subject to revision.
The composition is uneven. Accommodation and food services grew 12.4% and financial and insurance activities 11.7%, both well above the headline rate. Construction moved the other way, contracting 2.0% after growth of 2.5% in the fourth quarter — the only one of the three sectors shown to decline.
For anyone reading the quarter as a signal on domestic investment, that divergence is the part that matters: headline growth of 9.0% rests on services, while construction activity is shrinking. Given the provisional status of the figures, the sector split is worth revisiting when Geostat revises.
Figures in this post
Every number below was checked against the source before publication.
GDP_GROWTH_CONSTRUCTION_QConstruction growth, quarterly National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat)GDP_GROWTH_FINANCE_QFinancial and insurance activities growth, quarterly National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat)GDP_GROWTH_HOSPITALITY_QAccommodation and food services growth, quarterly National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat)GDP_REAL_GROWTH_QReal GDP growth, quarterly National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat)