According to the January-November 2023 data, the country bought 18.8 thousand tons of chocolate and other finished products containing cocoa worth $76.2 million from the import markets. Compared to the same period of last year, imports have significantly increased in value, in contrast to volume, which indicates an increase in the value of the product. In 11 months of last year, the import value amounted to $65.7 million [18 thousand tons].
Georgia imports chocolate mainly from Russia. In 11 months of this year, Georgia bought 7,680 tons of chocolate and other finished products containing cocoa worth $24.6 million from Russia. Georgia's top trading partners by imports are Ukraine and Turkey.
The countries Georgia buys chocolate and finished products containing cocoa from are as follows:
Russia - $24.6 million [7,680 tons]
Ukraine - $9.5 million [2,604 tons]
Turkey - $8.4 million [1,942 tons]
Poland - $6.4 million [1,442 tons]
Belgium - $4.7 million [1,015 tons]
As for exports, the export of chocolate and other finished products containing cocoa from Georgia increased to a record this year. If in 11 months of last year the country sold 992 tons of products worth $4.1 million from the export markets, this year this figure has increased to $7.3 million [1,351 tons].
The countries, Georgia sells chocolate and finished products containing cocoa to, are as follows:
Armenia - $2.7 million [501 tons]
Iran - $1.7 million [301 tons]
Azerbaijan - $1.3 million [283 tons]
Uzbekistan - $1.1 million [205 tons]
Saudi Arabia - $134 thousand [38 tons]
Georgia's export markets include Russia, China and Burkina Faso.
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