Out which, exports amounted to $0.9 billion (+20.3% y,y), and imports amounted to $2 billion (+9% y.y).TOP-5 Exported/Imported products:Export:1. Light vehicles - 13,501 units worth $236.8 million;2. Copper ores and concentrates - 76.6 thousand tons for $143.4 million;3. Ferroalloys - 57.4 thousand tons for $71.7 million;4. Wine - $34.5 million for 11.7 million liters;5. Spirit drinks - $24.2 million for 6.8 thousand tons;The sum of these five products is 56% of the total export.Imports:1. Light vehicles - 12,866 units for $207.8 million;2. Petroleum gases - $175.5 million for 750.3 thousand tons;3. Oil and oil products - $158.4 million for 196.5 thousand tons;4. Copper ores and concentrates - $108.1 million for 59.1 thousand tons;5. Medicines - $71.3 million for 1.9 thousand tons.The sum of these five products is 25% of total imports.

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Significant contributions to the real GDP growth in Q4 2022 is related to increase of valueadded of the following activities: Construction (33.2 percent), Information and communication (60.9 percent), Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (13.1 percent), Transportation and storage (27.9 percent), Arts, entertainment and recreation (16.8 percent), Manufacturing (5.0 percent).A decrease in the real value-added occurred in Real estate activities (-8.7 percent), Human health and social work activities (-8.8 percent), Agriculture, forestry and fishing (-2.8 percent), Professional, scientific and technical activities (-5.2 percent).The largest share in GDP by activity is held by Trade (16.7 percent) and Real estate activities (10.6 percent), followed by Manufacturing (10.1 percent), Construction (10.0 percent), Transportation and storage (6.6 percent), Public administration (6.1 percent), Agriculture, forestry and fishing (5.3 percent), Information and communication (5.1 percent).

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During this period, exports from Georgia to Armenia amounted to $133.1 million, which was 192% more than the same period of the previous year (2022 Jan-Feb: $45.6 million). In January-February, the volume of exports to Armenia made up 14.5% of the country's total exports.TOP-3 products exported to Armenia during this period: 1. Light vehicles - 1834 units worth $50.2 million.2. Cars (for transporting 10+ people) - 67 units for $19.5 million.3.  Bulldozers and motor graders - 43 units for $3.5 million.  The total of these raw products makes up 63% of exports to Armenia.

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The negative trade balance was USD 1 068.6 million in January-February 2023 and its share in external trade turnover constituted 36.9 percent.In January-February 2023 the share of the top ten trading partners by exports in the total exports of Georgia amounted to 81.5 percent. The top partners were Armenia (USD 133.1 million), Russia (USD 128.2 million) and China (USD 112.4 million).In January-February 2023 the share of the top ten trading partners by imports in the total imports of Georgia amounted to 68.4 percent. The top partners were Russia (USD 338.8 million), Türkiye (USD 322.2 million) and China (USD 134.0 million).In January-February 2023 motor cars took the first place in the list of top export items, equaling USD 236.8 million with 25.9 percent of total exports. The exports of copper ores and concentrates totaled USD 143.4 million and their share in the total exports amounted to 15.7 percent. The exports ferro-alloys occupied the third place standing at USD 71.7 million and constituting 7.8 percent of the total exports.The top import commodities in January-February 2023 were motor cars, whose imports equaled USD 207.8 million (10.5 percent of the total imports). The petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons followed in the list with USD 175.5 million (8.8 percent of imports). The petroleum and petroleum oils were third in the top import commodity list with USD 158.4 million (8.0 percent of imports).

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In January-February 2023 the share of the top ten trading partners by domestic exports in the total domestic exports of Georgia amounted to 82.2 percent. The top partners were Russia (USD 107.0 million), China (USD 106.1 million) and Türkiye (USD 57.1 million).In January-February 2023 copper ores and concentrates took the first place in the list of top export items, equaling USD 143.3 million, or 28.8 percent of total exports. The exports of ferroalloys totaled USD 71.7 million and their share in the total exports amounted to 14.4 percent. The exports of wine of fresh grapes occupied the third place, standing at USD 34.4 million and constituting 6.9 percent of the total exports.

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Last year, 154,153 units of light vehicles worth $1.7 billion were imported into Georgia.Top partners (source: Geostat):1. USA - 100,498 units worth $864.7 million, which is 51% of auto imports.2. Japan - 13,966 units worth $297.2 million, which is 17.5% of auto imports.3. Germany - 13,951 units worth $186.2 million, which is 11% of auto imports.In 2022, re-exports of passenger cars will double due to increased demand from both traditional and Eurasian Union countries.In 2022, automobiles re-exports amounted to 79,887 units of $903.8 million, which was 97% more than in 2021 (2021: 63,860 units of $456.6 million).Top partners (re-export):1. Azerbaijan - 30,452 units worth $308.4 million. 34% of re-exports.2. Armenia - 11,9032 units worth $144.8 million. 16% of re-exports.3. Ukraine - 12,673 units worth $119.8 million. 13% of re-exports.

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According to the economic activity the highest monthly earnings were observed in the following fields:• Information and communication – GEL 3 672.6 (increased by 61.8 percent compared to the corresponding period of the previous year)• Financial and insurance activities – GEL 2 726.7 (increased by 12.1 percent)• Construction – GEL  2 535.8 (increased by 14.8 percent)• Professional, scientific and technical activities – GEL 2 455.1 (increased by 15.1 percent)In the IV quarter of 2022, the average earnings equaled to 1 411.7 GEL for women, while 2 123.2 Gel for men. The annual growth of earnings amounted to 258.0 Gel (22.4%) for women and 355.3 GEL (20.1%) for men. In most sectors of economy, the average monthly earnings of men were higher than women’s.In the IV quarter of 2022, the average monthly earnings of hired employees in the business sector increased by 313.2 GEL (19.6%) and equaled 1 911.1 GEL. According to the economic activity the highest monthly earnings were observed in Information and communication (3 773.6 GEL, increased by 64.7 percent compared to the corresponding period of the previous year) and Arts, entertainment and recreation activities (2 959.1 GEL, increased by 18.3 percent).

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The number of male prisoners was 9216, which was 96% of the total number.There are 326 female prisoners in Georgia, which was 3.4% of the total number.As for juvenile prisoners, at the end of last year, 44 boys and 1 girl were serving sentences in the country.

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In the reporting period majority of the visits comes on Tbilisi (average 337.7 thousand visits per month) and Imereti region (225.4 thousand visits per month).According to the survey results, 36.8 percent of visitors are the residents of Tbilisi, 13.4 percent - Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, 10.3 percent - Kvemo Kartli region, while the rest of the regions are represented by the lower share in the structure.

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The Government Integrity Index places Georgia ahead of 15 European Union and North Atlantic Alliance members.Georgia is the Caucasus and Black Sea region’s leader and is only behind the Baltic countries among post-Soviet countries.“Government Integrity was evaluated using the following criteria: perceptions of corruption; risk of bribery; Control of corruption, including the capture of the state by elites and private interests,” the statement reads.In 2022, Georgia received 62.9% on the Government Integrity index, boosting its standing by 31 places in ten years.In 2012 Georgia had 38% and ranked 69th globally,” the statement reads.Evaluation criteria in detail:·Property rights - 54.3 (-9.5)Efficiency of justice - 55.5 (-0.9)Corruption level - 62.9 (-1.5)Business freedom - 69.8 (-4.3)Freedom of labor - 62.1 (+0.2)Monetary freedom - 72.0 (-4.0)Tax burden - 89.1 (0)Government expenses - 70.0 (-2.7)Fiscal stability - 43.0 (-24.1)Freedom of foreign trade - 86.0 (-0.6)Investment freedom - 80.0 (0)Financial freedom - 80.0 (+10.0)

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