9,045 electric vehicles are registered in Georgia, which number increased by 79% or 3,993 units in 2024.
Last year, electric vehicles accounted for only 0.5% of the total number of passenger cars registered in the country. However, a total of 852 electric vehicles were registered in Georgia in early 2017. It should be noted that their number is increasing over the years:
2017 - 852;
2018 - up to 1,300;
2019 - up to 1,900;
2020 - up to 2,200;
2021 - up to 2,400;
2022 - 3,283;
2023 - 5,052;
According to official statistics, the largest number of electric vehicles is registered in Tbilisi. The distribution of electric vehicles by region is as follows:
Tbilisi - 6,932 electric vehicles;
Imereti - 512
Adjara - 387
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 286
Kvemo Kartli - 218
Kakheti - 156
Shida Kartli - 113
Samtskhe-Javakheti - up to 100
Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 65
Guria - 54
Abkhazia - 16
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 1
Unknown - 196
Along with the increase in the number of electric vehicles registered in the country, last year also saw a record import of electric vehicles. During 2024, the country purchased 5,454 electric vehicles worth USD 107 million 79 thousand, which was a double figure. [2023 - USD 55.6 million, 2,151 units].
Electric vehicles are mainly imported to Georgia from the United States. The ranking of importing countries is as follows:
USA - $55.3 million, 3,313 units;
China - $21.5 million, 841 units;
Germany - $13.3 million, 199 units;
Japan - $5.7 million, 840 units;
Belgium - $2.6 million, 60 units;
United Arab Emirates - $1.2 million, 42 units;
Sweden - $1.1 million, 25 units;
Switzerland - $1 million, 2 units;
Republic of Korea - $998 thousand, 35 units;
Azerbaijan - $819 thousand, 8 units.
