Georgia's tea exports declined in the first half of 2026, with the country exporting 734 tons of flavored and unflavored tea worth more than $1.4 million, according to official trade data. Compared to the same period last year, export volume fell by 3%, while export value dropped 12%, indicating a decline in average export prices. Locally produced tea accounted for 81% of total exports (595 tons), with the remainder being re-exports.
Mongolia remained Georgia's largest export destination by volume, importing 247 tons of tea, followed by Kazakhstan with 180 tons and Turkey with 136 tons. However, Turkey generated the highest export revenue at $597,000, well ahead of Mongolia ($229,000) and Kazakhstan ($108,000). Other key destinations included Russia, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Lithuania, and Germany.
Although tea exports have been recovering since 2024, they remain well below the record levels seen in 2020–2021, when Georgia exported between 2,300 and 2,440 tons of tea annually, worth $4.7–5.2 million.
Annual export data show that Georgia exported tea worth $3.9 million and 1,791 tons in 2025. In comparison, exports reached $2.9 million and 1,690 tons in 2024, while the record year of 2020 saw exports of 2,374 tons valued at $5.2 million.
