BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 12
By Maryana Akhmedova – Trend:
The largest volume of Georgia’s imports from January through December 2021 accounted for road transport, which amounted to $4.6 billion, Trend reports via National Statistics Office (Geostat).
The current figure has increased by 35.2 percent, compared to $3.4 billion over the same period of 2020.
The second-largest means of transport by imports in Georgia over the reporting period of 2021 is maritime transport, which amounted to $3.3 billion – an increase of 13.7 percent, compared to $2.9 billion over 2020.
Air transport ranks third among leading means of transport in Georgia over the reporting period of 2021, with a total of $870.2 million of imported goods – an increase of 43.4 percent, compared to $606.8 million over the first 11 months of 2020.
The remaining share of Georgian imports in the reporting period of 2021 fell on rail transport ($742 million) and other means of transport ($383.6 million).
Meanwhile, Georgia’s total imports in 2021 amounted to $10 billion – an increase of 25.1 percent, compared to $8 billion over 2020.
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