Georgian prime minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday announced that Georgia’s economy experienced a robust growth of 8.8% in February, signaling a strong start to the year.

In his remarks, Kobakhidze noted that the average economic growth for January-February reached 8.4%, which he described as particularly significant and evidence that the country is maintaining a rapid pace of expansion.

“February economic growth data was published, and in February the economic growth amounted to 8.8 percent. Accordingly, the average growth in January-February amounted to 8.4 percent, which is especially important. We manage to maintain a rapid pace of economic growth”, the PM said.

He further noted that in 2025, economic growth amounted to 7.5 percent, and the gross domestic product at the end of last year amounted to ₾104.6 billion [$39.04 billion]. 

Kobakhidze also emphasised that the country’s economy exceeded ₾100 billion [$37.3 billion] for the first time in history. 

“Let us recall that in 2012 our economy amounted to about four times less, ₾28 billion [$10.5 billion] . In dollars, our economy amounts to $38.1 billion”, he continued.

The prime minister also compared Georgia’s economic growth with that of Moldova, noting similar initial conditions. He said that over the past five years, between 2021 and 2025, the gap between Georgia’s and Moldova’s economies increased by $14 billion. According to him, this has led to a difference of more than $3.5 billion between the two countries’ budgets.

“This is one of the defining factors for the country’s overall development, and special emphasis will continue to be placed on economic growth in the future”, he concluded.