Georgia recorded a sharp expansion in trade with Tajikistan in 2025, as the Central Asian country rose into Georgia’s top 10 export destinations for the first time, driven by a surge in vehicle re-exports.
Georgian exports to Tajikistan reached $179mn last year, a 431% increase year-on-year, giving Tajikistan a 2.5% share of Georgia’s total exports according to information provided on Bizzone.info. This marked the fastest export growth among Georgia’s trading partners in 2025.
The expansion was almost entirely fueled by automobiles. Cars accounted for roughly 90% of Georgia’s exports to Tajikistan, with 7,592 vehicles shipped during the year at a total value of $162.3mn. Compared with previous years, car exports rose 6.5 times, reflecting a 568% jump in re-export volumes.
While Georgia’s role as a vehicle re-export hub for Central Asia has grown since the start of the Russia–Ukraine war in 2022, exports to Tajikistan had remained relatively modest in 2023 and 2024. The sharp acceleration in 2025 marked a clear shift in trade dynamics.
Beyond automobiles, Georgia’s exports to Tajikistan remained limited in scale. Smaller shipments included packaged medicines worth $4.8mn, cyanides totaling $2.8mn, as well as soft drinks and bottled water, each valued at about $1.3mn.
Trade remained highly asymmetric. Georgia imported less than $1mn worth of goods from Tajikistan in 2025, totaling $996,000. Imports were dominated by nuts ($778,000), followed by used clothing ($103,000) and packaged pharmaceuticals ($42,000).
The shift in Tajikistan’s trade patterns comes amid broader changes in its external economic ties. It was earlier reported that Iran entered the top five of Tajikistan’s largest trading partners in 2025, ranking fifth by total trade turnover, as bilateral trade continued to expand despite a widening imbalance, according to official data.
