23
March
2026
Economic activity remained strong through the end of 2025, although the pace of expansion continued to normalize. According to preliminary estimates, real GDP growth reached 7.5% in 2025, indicating that output was still expanding above Georgia’s longer-run trend even as the economy gradually converged toward potential.
20
March
2026
According to the ISET Policy Institute's latest projections, Based on January’s data, Georgia's economy is expected to grow by 5.1% in the first quarter of 2026 and 6.3% in the second quarter of 2026. The annual growth in 2026 is expected to be 4.9% in the worst-case scenario, and 6.3% in the best-case or an average long-term growth scenario.
23
February
2026
Over the past seven decades, fertility decline has become one of the most significant demographic transformations worldwide. The global total fertility rate (TFR)—defined as the average number of children a woman would bear if current age-specific fertility rates prevailed throughout her reproductive life—declined from approximately five births per woman in the early 1960s to around 2.3 births per woman in the early 2020s (United Nations, 2022; Ritchie, Spooner & Roser, 2023). Although the pace and timing of fertility decline have differed across regions, the overall direction has been remarkably consistent.
20
February
2026
According to the ISET Policy Institute's latest projections, Based on December’s data, Georgia's economy is expected to grow by 5.1% in the first quarter of 2026 and 6.3% in the second quarter of 2026. The annual growth in 2026 is expected to be 4.9% in the worst-case scenario, and 6.3% in the best-case or an average long-term growth scenario.
23
January
2026
Economic development of the municipalities (outside capital) is one of the key sustainable development challenges in Georgia. The capital city of Tbilisi, while accounting for nearly 1/3 of the country’s population generates 53% of GDP and keeps expanding, whereas the municipalities, with few exceptions, are losing population and suffering from high incidence of poverty, unemployment, and slow and weak economic development.
