In January-April, chocolate exports decreased by 38.5%.
More specifically, according to official data, in 2025, in 4 months, Georgia received USD 2.9 million in revenue from chocolate exports and sold 496 tons of chocolate on international markets. In 2024, in the same period, this figure was 807 tons of chocolate amounting to USD 4.3 million in revenue. Of this, 180 tons worth USD 1.2 million were re-exported from Georgia, and the remaining 315 tons worth USD 1.7 million were sold as locally produced chocolate.
The main export market for Georgia this year is Armenia, where the country sold 143 tons of chocolate in 4 months and received USD 961 thousand in revenue from this. This market accounts for 28.8% of total chocolate exports.
The main export markets for chocolate in January-April 2025:
Armenia - $961 thousand, 143 tons;
Turkey - $673 thousand, 112 tons;
Iraq - $280 thousand, 70 tons;
Uzbekistan - $353 thousand, 48 tons;
Azerbaijan - $202 thousand, 43 tons.
As for imports, in the first 4 months of this year, Georgia purchased 6,390 tons of chocolate, for which it paid USD 32.4 million. While in the same period last year, the country purchased 6,946 tons of chocolate worth USD 27.2 million.
This year, the volume of imported chocolate decreased by 8%, while the value increased by 19%, which means that chocolate has become significantly more expensive in importing markets.
The main importing country for the country this year is Russia, from which Georgia purchased 2,505 tons of chocolate worth USD 7.9 million. It holds 39.2% of the total chocolate imports.
TOP 10 chocolate importing markets for Georgia (2025, 4 months):
Russia - $7.9 million, 2,505 tons;
Ukraine - $6.1 million, 1,048 tons;
Turkey - $3.4 million, 606 tons;
Poland - $2.9 million, 410 tons;
Croatia - $2.2 million, 328 tons;
Belgium - $2.2 million, 306 tons;
Italy - $1.1 million, 242 tons;
Germany - $1.5 million, 205 tons;
Netherlands - $1 million, 160 tons;
Azerbaijan - $331 thousand, 105 tons.
It is worth noting that Russia is one of the largest suppliers.
BM.GE offers 5-year (2020-2024) statistics on chocolate purchased from Russia:
2020: $21 million, 9,422 tons;
2021: $25.7 million, 10,935 tons;
2022: $32.4 million, 10,184 tons;
2023: $29.2 million, 9,315 tons;
2024: $29.8 million, 9,680 tons.
