Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Georgia amounted to USD 279.3 million in Q1 2018 (preliminary data) down 32.9 percent from the preliminary data of Q1 2017. The main reasons for decreasing the FDI are transferring of ownership in some companies from non-resident to a resident units and reduction of debt liabilities to non-resident direct investors (mostly payment of loans). The chart below shows dynamics of FDI during 2015-2018.
