Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Georgia
Georgia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 4.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Georgia, 1993–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Georgia is 4.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Georgia peaked at 18.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1993.
Georgia ranks 48th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 0.0% | 7.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 3.4% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 5.7% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 3.5% | 9.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Georgia
- Final consumption expenditure 84.5% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 5.58 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 70.7% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 32.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 88.43 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 24.42 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 10.3% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 2.11 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 3.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 30.02 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Georgia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Georgia was 4.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
- How does Georgia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Georgia ranks 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.