Georgia reduces minerals imports from Azerbaijan

Georgia imported mineral products worth $87 million from Azerbaijan in the first two months of 2024, Report informs.

Data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia shows that this is a 25-percent decrease compared to the indicator of 2023.

Over the course of two months, Azerbaijan ranked second among 46 countries supplying mineral products to Georgia.

In total, Georgia purchased mineral products valued at $352 million from foreign countries in January–February of 2024, which is 27 percent less than a year ago.

Along with Azerbaijan, the country imported mineral products worth $165 million from Russia, $28 million from Romania, $20 million from Türkiye, and $17 million from Bulgaria in the specified period.

Meanwhile, Georgia's imports of mineral producs in 2023 totaled $2.2 billion, $500 million of which came from Azerbaijan.