Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Georgia
Georgia: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 16.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals exports in Georgia, 1996–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals exports in Georgia is 16.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Georgia peaked at 36.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1997.
That places Georgia 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.0% | — |
| 1997 | 5.9% | -25.9% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | +31.7% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +147.9% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | +49.1% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -29.3% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +26.9% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -39.4% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +117.8% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +51.6% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | -35.2% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | -35.9% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | +23.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 16.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 4.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 16.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 4.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 5.9% | 19.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 16.4% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 7.0% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 13.6% | 36.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 29 Sierra Leone 19.7% compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 18.6% compare
- 31 Armenia 18.3% compare
- 33 Bahamas 16.1% compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 15.8% compare
- 35 Bulgaria 15.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Georgia
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 8.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2025)
- Fuel exports 3.1% (2025)
- Gas production 0.1008 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 26.46 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.1008 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 26.46 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Georgia?
- Ores and metals exports in Georgia was 16.8% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1997.
- How does Georgia rank for ores and metals exports?
- Georgia ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.