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.

The Eastern Partnership Road Safety Observatory (EaP RSO) seeks to strengthen evidence-based road safety policymaking by improving the availability, comparability, and analysis of crash data across the region. As part of this effort, EaP RSO has prepared a focused report on Armenia, Georgia, and Moldova, summarizing road crash fatalities and injuries between 2021 and 2023.

Road traffic injuries and fatalities remain a major public health and economic challenge across the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries, placing a significant burden on families, communities, and national economies. To design effective policies and allocate resources efficiently, it is essential to understand not only the human toll but also the economic cost of road traffic fatalities.

Over the past decade, Georgia has experienced a notable increase in total exports, rising from approximately 2.86 billion USD in 2014 to over 6.55 billion USD in 2024. This represents a more than twofold increase, reflecting broader growth in the country's export sector.

The overall Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) declined to -10.8 index points in July 2025, reversing