Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Georgia amounted to USD 234.2 million in Q2 2021, down 2.6% from the adjusted data of Q2 2020, - show the preliminary data from Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
According to the report, reduction of the amount of equity, transferring of ownership from non-resident to the resident units and payment of debt by several companies are considered to be the main reasons for the decline of FDI.
The United Kingdom reaching USD 77.1 million in Q2 2021 (32.9%) was the major foreign direct investor country, Netherlands was the second with USD 31.5 million (13.5%) followed by Czech Republic with USD 30.8 (13.2%).
The largest share of FDI was registered in the financial sector, reaching USD 82.0 million (35.0%) in Q2 2021, the energy sector was the second with USD 65.2 million (27.8%), followed by the manufacturing sector with USD 46.5 million (19.9%).
