According to the World Bank`s latest report - Global Economic Prospects 2026 - Georgia is expected to record the highest economic growth in the South Caucasus region in 2026, with a projected increase of 5.5% - up 0.5% from the June 2025 forecast.

"The global economy has demonstrated greater resilience than initially anticipated, despite ongoing regional and international challenges.

Regional growth projections for 2026 are as follows:

Georgia: 5.5%;
Armenia: 4.9%;
Azerbaijan: 1.8%.

The overall growth in the South Caucasus is expected to slow, reaching 3.3% in 2026 and 3.1% in 2027.

In Georgia and Armenia, private consumption is expected to moderate as economic activity normalized from a high base, while weaker remittances and declining export revenues may put pressure on current account balances", - reads the report.

Elsewhere in Eastern Europe, the World Bank projects: Moldova: 2.7% (a +0.3% revision from June 2025); Ukraine: 2.0% (a –3.2% revision from June 2025).