Georgia’s Foreign direct investments increased in Q3 2021

10/12/2021

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Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Georgia amounted to USD 299.0 million in Q3 2021 (preliminary data), up 1.4 % from the adjusted data of Q3 2020. Increase in reinvestment is considered to be the main reason for the growth of FDI.

Geostat also adjusted the data for the first and second quarters of 2021, based on additional information from the Statistical Survey on External Economic Activity and the National Bank of Georgia.

The United Kingdom reaching USD 60.9 million in Q3 2021 (20.4 %) was the major foreign direct investor country, Netherlands was the second with USD 59.8 million (20.0 %) followed by Czech Republic with USD 36.0 (12.0 %).

The largest share of FDI was registered in the financial sector, reaching USD 87.1 million (29.1 %) in Q3 2021, the energy sector was the second with USD 69.3 million (23.2 %), followed by the manufacturing sector with USD 54.8 million (18.3 %).

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