The foreign direct investments (FDI) in Georgia amounted to USD 616.9 million in 2020 (preliminary data), down 52.9 percent from the same period of the previous year. Transferring of ownership from non-resident to the resident units in several companies is considered to be the main reason for the decline of FDI which reduced the value of foreign direct investments by 340.5 million US dollars.

The share of three major economic sectors in FDI reached 93.0 percent in 2020. The largest share of FDI was registered in the financial sector, totaling USD 400.3 million. The mining sector was the second with USD 101.5 million, followed by the real estate sector with USD 71.8 million.

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS Q4 2020

Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Georgia amounted to USD -102.8 million in Q4 2020 (preliminary data). Transferring of ownership from non-resident to the resident units in several companies is considered to be the main reason for the decline of FDI which reduced the value of foreign direct investments by 294.6 million US dollars.

Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia

See detailed information: https://www.geostat.ge/media/37063/Foreign-Direct-Investments---2020-and-Q4-2020.pdf