The foreign direct investments (FDI) in Georgia amounted to USD 179.4 million in Q1 2025 (preliminary data), down 7.7 percent from the preliminary data of Q1 2024. Decreasing in equity and debt instruments is considered to be the main reason for the reduction of FDI.
Equity amounted to USD 62.1 million in Q1 2025, which is 34.6 percent of the total foreign direct investment. Reinvestment amounted to USD 150.0 million and the share of reinvestment is 83.6 percent of total FDI.
The Czech Republic reaching USD 43.0 million in Q1 2025 (23.9 percent) was the major foreign direct investor country. The United States was the second with USD 39.6 million (22.1 percent), followed by Türkiye with USD 28.1 million (15.7 percent). The share of the three largest investor countries is 61.7 percent of the total investment.
The largest share of FDI was registered in the energy sector, reaching USD 70.2 million (39.1 percent) in Q1 2025, Information and communication sector was the second with USD 52.3 million (29.2 percent), followed by the manufacturing sector with USD 27.5 million (15.3 percent). The share of the three largest sectors in total foreign direct investment amounted to 83.6 percent.
