UK, Netherlands, Turkey – three major foreign direct investors for Georgia in 2021

Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Georgia amounted to USD 1 241.8 million in 2021 which was up 2.1 times from 2020 and up 7.7 percent from the preliminary data of 2021,with the UK, Netherlands, Turkey three major investors, the National Statistics Office of Georgia said onMonday.

 

According to Geostat, major foreign direct investor countries allocated as follows: United Kingdom 48.6 percent (USD 603.6 million), Netherlands 11.1 percent (USD 138.3 million) and Türkiye 8.1 percent (USD 100.0 million).

 

Share of FDI by two major economic sectors reached 52.4 percent in 2021, Geostat said. 

 

The largest share of FDI was allocated in the financial sector, totaling USD 465.3 million (37.5 percent).

 

The energy sector was the second with USD 185.9 million (15.0 percent), followed by the manufacturing sector with USD 133.3 million (10.7 percent).