Direct foreign investment in Georgia (FDI) in Georgia decreased to the nine months of 2018 to $998 million, and it is 27% less than 2017.
As for the countries, Azerbaijan is the first among the investors, from which $ 169 million was invested. The Netherlands takes second place with $ 139 million.
The largest Azeri investment in Georgia is linked to the expansion of the Shah-Deniz pipeline, however, the major infrastructure works of the project have already been completed and the number of Azeri investments decreased.
Georgia’s largest investor countries are the following: Azerbaijan – $ 169 million, decrease by 54%; Netherlands – $ 139 million, decrease by 21%; The United Kingdom – $ 136 million, decreased by 21% compared to the previous year; Czech Republic – $ 83 million, increase by 100%; The US – $ 79 million, increase by 23%; Luxemburg – $ 36 million, increase by 42%.
According to Geostat, reinvestments amounted to $ 504 million in 2018, which is 50% of total investment. Such a high share of reinvestment has not yet been observed.
