In the January-July period this year, Georgia's total external trade turnover with Turkey, which is the top trading partner of the country, amounted to $1.96 billion, including imports worth $1.65 billion, up five percent, and exports worth $308.0 million, increasing 56.9 percent, both on year-on-year basis, according to the preliminary data provided by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
In the first seven months, Georgia's imports of bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel from Turkey amounted to 122,094 mt, up by 20.4 percent year on year. Meanwhile, the value of these imports totaled $73.45 million, rising compared to $59.38 million in the January-July period of 2025.
