Georgia’s trade deficit widened to USD 1,074.4 million in September 2026 from USD 862.5 million in the same month a year earlier, marking the largest deficit since December 2025. Exports increased 4.0% year-on-year to USD 731.5 million, while imports rose at a faster pace of 15.3% to USD 1,805.9 million. During the January–September period, exports surged 19.6% to USD 6,153.2 million, primarily driven by petroleum and petroleum oils (1,192.5%) and precious metal ores and concentrates (68.0%). Meanwhile, imports rose 5.3% to USD 14,382.0 million, supported by higher purchases of petroleum and petroleum oils (44.5%) and crude petroleum and petroleum oils, despite a decline in motor car imports (-13.3%). Imports recorded the largest increases from Russia (21.7%) and China (21.8%). Georgia’s trade deficit for the January–September period narrowed to USD 8,228.8 million from USD 8,513.2 million in the same period of 2025.