Our latest monthly publication, Employment Tracker, offers insights into recent developments in Georgia’s labor market. In July 2026, the number of persons receiving a monthly salary stood at 1,024,350, representing a 0.1% decrease compared with June 2026, and a 2.7% increase compared with July 2025. In July 2026, the total number of vacancies published on jobs.ge increased by 4.3% compared with June 2026 and decreased by 0.5% compared with July 2025. In July 2026, the largest year-over-year increase in vacancies was observed in Sales and Procurement (+1%), while the IT and programming category recorded the biggest decrease (-28.1%).

Georgia holds a central position on the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor), a key transit route connecting Asia and Europe. This publication analyzes transit cargo flows through Georgia from 2018 to 2025, covering total transit volumes, Middle Corridor flows, road and rail comparison, and the infrastructure investments shaping the corridor's capacity.Main Findings• Transit through Georgia has more than doubled since 2018. From 2018 to 2025, transit cargo flows through Georgia more than doubled, reaching 13.7 million tonnes. Cargo flows reached their peak in 2024, amounting to 15.1 million tonnes. • The East–West route remains dominant. The East–West route remained the dominant transit path in 2025, with a 69.7% share of total transit cargo. • Middle Corridor flows doubled since 2018. Transit cargo flows along the Middle Corridor through Georgia doubled between 2018 and 2025, reaching 4.6 million tonnes. The highest volume was recorded in 2022, at 5.0 million tonnes.• Middle Corridor flows are concentrated in regional trade. The distribution of origins and destinations suggests that Middle Corridor transit in 2025 was driven mainly by regional trade rather than by long-distance China–Europe flows.  

In July 2026, hotel price index in Georgia increased by 8.5% MoM, with the largest increase observed in Adjara, Guria, and Samtskhe-Javakheti compared to previous month. In July 2026, hotel price index in Georgia increased by 8.7% YoY, with the largest increase in Guria, Imereti, and Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti. The average price of a room ranged from 131 GEL to 591 GEL in July 2026.

Our latest monthly publication, Employment Tracker, offers insights into recent developments in Georgia’s labor market. In June 2026, the number of persons receiving a monthly salary stood at 1,024,954, representing a 1.2% increase compared with May 2026, and a 2.8% increase compared with June 2025. In June 2026, the total number of vacancies published on jobs.ge increased by 6.8% compared with May 2026 and by 0.5% compared with June 2025. In June 2026, the largest year-over-year increase in vacancies was observed in finance and statistics (+9%), while the IT and programming category recorded the biggest decrease (-21.8%).

In June 2026, hotel price index in Georgia increased by 3.8% MoM, with the largest increase observed in Guria, Samtskhe- Javakheti, and Tbilisi compared to previous month. In June 2026, hotel price index in Georgia increased by 8.4% YoY, with the largest increase in Tbilisi, Racha, and Kakheti. The average price of a room ranged from 128 GEL to 494 GEL in June 2026.

In May 2026, hotel price index in Georgia increased by 11.8% MoM, with the largest increase observed in Kvemo Kartli, Adjara, and Tbilisi compared to previous month. In May 2026, hotel price index in Georgia increased by 8.7% YoY, with the largest increase in Adjara, Guria, and Kakheti. The average price of a room ranged from 121 GEL to 482 GEL in May 2026.

In April 2026, the number of salaried employees reached 1,012,141, increasing by 2.1% year-over-year. In April 2026, vacancies published on jobs.ge decreased by 5.2% year-over-year. Within this, vacancies in sales and procurement increased by 5.7%, while vacancies in IT and programming decreased by 17%. In Q1 2026, compared to Q4 2025, the efficiency of the labor market decreased, as the seasonally adjusted job openings rate remained unchanged, while the unemployment rate increased.

In 2025, Georgia’s economy grew by 7.5% in real terms, moderating from 9.7% growth in 2024. Economic expansion was driven mainly by ICT, education, and transport services on the supply side, alongside strong private consumption on the demand side. Economic activity remained robust at the beginning of 2026, with real GDP growth reaching 9.1% year-over-year (YoY) in Q1 2026.   Issue 10 of the Macro Overview examines key aspects of Georgia’s economy and beyond, including: Economic Growth; Business Climate; Key Macroeconomic Indicators; Labor Market; External Sector; Global Economic Trends. 

The Business Association of Georgia (BAG) Index is a joint product of the Business Association of Georgia, PMC Research Center, and the ifo Institute for Economic Research. The BAG Index summarizes the BAG Business Climate, BAG Employment Barometer, and BAG Investment Environment, which are calculated according to the assessments of the top managers of BAG member businesses and companies in their corporate group. BAG and PMC Research Center publish the BAG Index on a quarterly basis from Q4 2019.  

In March 2026, the number of persons receiving a monthly salary reached 1,006,550, representing a 4.5% increase compared with March 2025.  In March 2026, the total number of vacancies published on Jobs.ge increased by 6.3% compared with February 2026 and by 10.1% compared with March 2025.  In the IT and programming category, the number of vacancies decreased by 22.3% compared with February 2026 and by 12.7% compared with March 2025.