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Analysis of agricultural financial provision and investment challenges at the modern stage Cover

Analysis of agricultural financial provision and investment challenges at the modern stage

Review of Socio-Economic Perspectives
Volume 10 (2025): Issue 2 (December 2025)
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|Dec 2025
Figures & tables

Figures & Tables

Table 1:

Selective statistical data on the agricultural industry and demographic distribution of the population

20162017201820192020202120222023
Village population, thousand1 577.11 564.51,554.81,539.11,522.41 512.1 487.51,480.6
Rural population as a percentage of the total population42.342.041.741.341.040.640.339.6
Share of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in gross domestic product, %8.37.27.87.48.37.47.06.2
Budgetary funding of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (million GEL)311322262340476628743698
Total volume of foreign direct investment1,6541,9901,3501,3675831,2452,2531,902
FDI in agriculture, fishing (million USD)9,613,8− 1,87,1−1,54,39,51,5

[i] Source: (Georgia N. S., Agriculture’s share, 2024); (Georgia M. o., 2024)

Graph 1.

Change in output rate, 2022 compared to 2012 (million GEL)

(Agriculture M. o., Agriculture in numbers, 2022)

Graph 2.

Number of employees in agriculture, foresty and fisheries, thousand

Graph 3.

Labor force indicators in rural areas, thousand

Graph 4.

Export-import of agri-food products, (million USD)

Graph 5-6:

Major importing countries of agri-food products, 2022 & Main export markets for agri-food products (2022)

Table 2:

Export of agricultural products by selected years, 2016–2024

20162017201820192020202120222023
Total261 435,76155 723,39142 870,06165 220,15230 947,45285 536,78302 428,85351 884,41
08 - Edible fruit and nuts; Peel of melons or citrusTotal200 573,11107 199,46103 553,86122 072,03171 802,84216 810,70203 962,93206 856,83
Armenia220232 702,178 281,7819 388,1116 637,3123 579,5629 678,7529 722,6926 130,51
France720238 934,893 016,682 050,993 096,762 620,103 226,373 836,134 668,20
Germany4202349 305,4815 301,776 370,6412 448,5928 062,0428 236,7426 511,0012 570,59
Italy3202348 132,7419 656,0614 198,0814 427,1520 334,1131 490,8629 737,9416 022,49
Kazakhstan92023798,65356,451 147,841 123,53411,09988,921 159,103 189,06
Poland820231 631,851 636,981 259,212 580,953 229,442 907,783 511,373 583,97
Russian Federation1202320 058,4625 542,6330 572,2836 411,3753 650,6272 151,0275 064,3395 603,17
Spain620238 608,372 204,452 020,452 900,954 033,914 536,925 270,656 596,67
Turkey520232 908,02142,2839,56370,07433,89617,132 715,937 435,20
Ukraine1020236 274,655 491,685 295,325 138,125 126,336 324,082 136,223 143,28
99 - Other Goods:live animals, fish, crustaceans and molluscus, live trees and other plants, flowers and decorative grass, silk, wool, fine or coarse animal hear, horsehair yarn and woden fabricTotal60 862,6548 523,9339 316,2043 148,1259 144,6168 726,0898 465,91145 027,58
Azerbaijan220234 747,4312 209,4618 492,4515 607,7423 303,4623 590,6142 163,9741 299,03
Armenia42023969,941 815,861 868,373 466,333 080,704 343,306 635,376 902,62
France52023277,4896,648,521 285,132 549,254 010,43
Iran, Islamic Republic of7202362,7069,5432,50382,042 155,21
Iraq1202330 781,0126 276,0714 301,6012 285,7013 893,3611 724,1831 531,5667 206,65
Kazakhstan820236 616,87905,795,950,02348,0468,56467,13946,13
Kuwait62023116,00416,9380,803 125,271 255,431 048,1514,003 086,48
Qatar92023409,25205,4095,63533,26413,50337,58294,70800,94
Saudi Arabia320237 504,073 341,42469,805 184,5013 046,3818 128,905 625,9415 972,76
Ukraine102023538,92244,37454,82441,06270,97329,25230,42609,29

[i] Source: (Georgia N. B., 2024)

Table 3.

Dynamics of Competitive Advantage Indices for Georgia’s Top 6 Goods in 2018–2023

RXA, HS codes201820192020202120222023
Tobacco, 240.0006490.0001960.0221980.0003390.0003750,018567
Fertilizer, 310.0404060.0354680.0283640.0364320.0725380,026125
Transport, 870.0042450.001660.0013740.0006990.0037510,371508
Alcohol and non-alcoholic beverages, 220.1716310.1807960.1839830.1731290.1479390,116003
Walnut, 080.0309580.0402660.0615490.0611090.0457840,378426
Ores, 260.1984750.2493890.3345470.2664620.2881780,089878
  
RCA, HS codes201820192020202120222023
Tobacco, 240.2724290.0799120.0280310.1695690.1955829,78261
Fertilizer, 3113.2443411.270578.9814249.5409514.092986,58812
Transport, 870.0535270.0207130.0187740.0102480.0563464,58496
Alcohol and non-alcoholic beverages, 2226.4783727.1468526.9053827.1669524.2786718,12791
Walnut, 084.8300015.8414268.0479089.2555068.2417225,59320
Ores, 2618.0283319.6831723.1220515.5917321.604536,26653

[i] Note: Data is taken from - https://ex-trade.geostat.ge/en, Foreign Trade Portal https://www.trademap.org/Country_SelProduct.aspx?nvpm=1%7c%7c%7c%7c%7cTOTAL%7c%7c%7c2%7c1%7c1%7c2%7c1%7c1%7c2%7c1%7c1%7c1, International Trade Centre

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rsep-2025-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2547-9385 | Journal ISSN: 2149-9276
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Language: English
Page range: 70 - 82
Submitted on: Nov 23, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 7, 2025
Published on: Dec 31, 2025
Published by: BC Publishing
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Agro-food,
export,
import,
financing,
balance
JEL:
Q11,
Q14,
Q17
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Microeconomics,
Macroeconomics,
Economic policy,
Business management,
Management accounting, financial controlling, cost calculation, investment

© 2025 George Abuselidze, Lasha Beridze, Ramin Tsinarirdze, published by BC Publishing
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