Current account balance in Georgia
Georgia: Current account balance was -2.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Current account balance in Georgia, 1997–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance in Georgia is -2.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Georgia peaked at -2.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -22.0%, in 2008.
Georgia ranks 113th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Current account balance in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -14.6% | — |
| 1998 | -7.6% | -47.9% |
| 1999 | -7.1% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | -5.8% | -18.8% |
| 2001 | -6.1% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | -6.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | -9.6% | +49.9% |
| 2004 | -6.9% | -27.4% |
| 2005 | -10.9% | +56.1% |
| 2006 | -15.4% | +41.7% |
| 2007 | -19.6% | +27.3% |
| 2008 | -22.0% | +12.2% |
| 2009 | -10.6% | -51.8% |
| 2010 | -9.6% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | -11.9% | +23.5% |
| 2012 | -11.1% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | -5.5% | -51.1% |
| 2014 | -9.9% | +82.1% |
| 2015 | -11.6% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | -12.2% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | -8.0% | -35.0% |
| 2018 | -6.7% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | -6.0% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | -12.4% | +107.3% |
| 2021 | -10.3% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | -2.6% | -74.9% |
| 2023 | -5.5% | +114.2% |
| 2024 | -5.3% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | -2.6% | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -9.8% | -14.6% | -7.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | -11.3% | -22.0% | -5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -9.3% | -12.2% | -5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.5% | -12.4% | -2.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Georgia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -5.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1468 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,423 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5322 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 5,158 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Georgia?
- Current account balance in Georgia was -2.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was -2.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.0% in 2008.
- How does Georgia rank for current account balance?
- Georgia ranks 113th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.