TBILISI, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Georgia's foreign trade turnover rose 9.2 percent year on year to 20.54 billion U.S. dollars in January-September 2026, driven by stronger export growth, according to preliminary data released by the National Statistics Office of Georgia on Monday.
Exports surged 19.6 percent year on year to 6.15 billion dollars, while imports edged up 5.3 percent to 14.38 billion dollars, the data showed.
Georgia recorded a foreign trade deficit of 8.23 billion dollars during the period, equivalent to 40.1 percent of its total foreign trade turnover.
The country's top 10 trading partners accounted for 64.8 percent of total foreign trade turnover in January-September, the statistics office reported.
Türkiye was Georgia's largest trading partner, with bilateral trade totaling 2.55 billion dollars.
