Trade between Georgia and Armenia rose by 49.4% year-on-year to $421.5 million in January-May 2026, driven primarily by a sharp increase in imports from Armenia. According to official statistics, Georgia imported $166.1 million worth of goods from its neighbor during the period, almost doubling compared to a year earlier. Armenia ranked ninth among Georgia’s import partners, accounting for 2.3% of total imports.
The surge was largely fueled by higher imports of copper ores and concentrates, which reached $105 million, as well as precious metal ores and concentrates worth $13.4 million. Other major imports included glass bottles, passenger cars, electricity, cut flowers, cigars, transport packaging products, grapes, and plant products.
Imports of flowers and flower buds from Armenia have increased notably since Russia imposed restrictions on certain Armenian products. Georgia also began importing live fish from Armenia, although volumes remain relatively small.
Georgia’s exports to Armenia increased by 28.8% to $255.4 million during the same period. The leading export items were passenger cars, petroleum products, alcoholic beverages, bulldozers and graders, soft drinks, pharmaceuticals, aluminum products, air-conditioning equipment, gypsum-based products, and nitrogen fertilizers. Despite the rise in imports, Georgia maintained a positive trade balance with Armenia.
