Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Georgia amounted to USD 271.2 million in Q1 2026 (preliminary data), up by 47.7 percent from the preliminary data of Q1 2025. Increase in equity and debt instruments is the main reason for the growth of FDI, reads the report of GeoStat.
In Q1 2026, equity amounted to USD 101.6 million which is 37.5 percent of the total foreign direct investment (FDI). Reinvestment reached USD 145.8 million and held the largest share, at 53.8 percent. Debt instruments totaled USD 23.8 million, with an 8.8 percent share of the total FDI.
The United Kingdom reaching USD 52.4 million in Q1 2026 (19.3 percent) was the major foreign direct investor country. The United States was the second with USD 47.5 million (17.5 percent) followed by the Netherlands with USD 29.2 (10.8 percent). The share of the three largest investor countries is 47.6 percent of the total investment.
The largest share of FDI was registered in the financial and insurance activities sector, reaching USD 125.1 million (46.1 percent) in Q1 2026. Real estate activities sector was second with USD 48.8 million (18.0 percent), followed by the Information and communication sector with USD 37.2 million (13.7 percent). The share of the three largest sectors in total foreign direct investment amounted to 77.8 percent.