Around 10% of Georgia’s total export of goods was directed towards Central Asia and 1.4% towards Kazakhstan in 2020. In the 2015-2019 period 14% of Georgia’s re-exports were bound for Central Asia, with 3% going to Kazakhstan, - TBC Capital published a report on Georgia-Kazakhstan Enhancing Economic Partnership.
According to the review, while other Central Asian countries acquire furniture through Georgia, the product is missing in Georgia’s top re-exported items to Kazakhstan. In addition, Georgia’s exports of food & beverages and textile & apparel to Kazakhstan are characterized with an increasing tendency, while all other major product categories have been decreasing in the past few years.
The dynamics of top exported items from Kazakhstan to Georgia is less uniform, with certain product categories posting up to 16x increases in 2020.
