Foreign direct investment in Georgia's economy rises 5.6% to $1.69 bln in 2025 - national statistics office

TBILISI. March 11 (Interfax) - Foreign direct investment in Georgia's economy rose 5.6% in 2025 to $1.69 billion, national statistics office Geostat said, quoting adjusted data.

Equity investments rose 15.3% to $601.8 million, reinvested capital 3.7% to $1.4 billion and outflow of debt investment 4% to $310.9 million.

Most of the investment came from the UK - $334.2 million, down 22.5%, followed by Malta $173.7 million, down 9.4%, Azerbaijan - $143.9 million, up 70%, Turkey - $180.8 million, up 60%, and Israel - $65 million, up 24.3%.

The investment went mostly into the financial sector - $607 million, up 4.7%, real estate - $186 million, up 2.2%, transport - $166 million, up 60%, manufacturing $161 million, down 12.5%, and ICT - $115 million, up 80%.

FDI totaled $1.6 billion in 2024, down from $1.93 billion in 2023 and $2 billion in 2022.