Economy, jobs and prices in Adjara Aut. Rep., Georgia: official figures
The economy of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara generated 7.5 billion lari of gross value added in 2024 at current prices, 9.3% of Georgia's total and 2nd largest of 11 regional economies.
What is the GDP per capita of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara?
Gross value added per resident in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara was about 18,601 lari in 2024, 9.7% below the national figure of 20,603 lari and 3rd highest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the average salary in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara?
Employees in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara earned an average of 1,592 lari a month before tax in 2024, 19.2% below the national average of 1,971 lari and 3rd highest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara?
The unemployment rate in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara was 9.4% in 2025 (down from 11.3% in 2024), compared with 13.9% nationally, 4th lowest of 11 regions; about 14,458 people were looking for work.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow much foreign investment does the Autonomous Republic of Adjara get?
Net foreign direct investment into the Autonomous Republic of Adjara totalled about 398 million US dollars over 2021-2025, 4.4% of the national total; in 2025 alone it was 95.6 million dollars.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many hotels are in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara?
592 hotels and hotel-type businesses operated in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara in 2025, compared with 360 in 2019 before the pandemic, about 143 per 100,000 residents.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many companies are in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara?
28,367 businesses and organisations were active in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara at the end of 2024, about 70 per 1,000 residents, up from 16,764 at the end of 2020.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyMore figures
- In nominal terms the regional economy of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara grew by 71% between 2019 and 2024, against 86% for Georgia as a whole. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Average monthly pay in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara rose from 953 lari in 2019 to 1,592 lari in 2024, an increase of 67%. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- 50.6% of residents aged 15 and over in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara were in work in 2025 (138,755 people) and 55.8% were in the labour force; 72% of the employed were hired employees and the rest mostly self-employed (Georgia 69% hired). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Businesses registered in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara reported a turnover of 13.1 billion lari in 2024 and employed 84,974 people, who were paid an average of 1,692 lari a month (all Georgian businesses: 2,024 lari). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Adjara Aut. Rep. compares with other first-level divisions
Gross value added per resident (lari) (2024)
Adjara Aut. Rep. ranks 3 of 11, highest first. Regional gross value added at current prices divided by the population on 1 January 2025
| Rank | Region | Gross value added per resident (lari) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tbilisi | 32,181 |
| 2 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 23,601 |
| 3 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 18,601 |
| 4 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 16,006 |
| 5 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 15,975 |
| 6 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 14,579 |
| 7 | Shida Kartli | 13,588 |
Average monthly nominal earnings of employees (lari) (2024)
Adjara Aut. Rep. ranks 3 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly nominal earnings of employees (lari) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tbilisi | 2,349 |
| 2 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 1,751 |
| 3 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 1,592 |
| 4 | Kvemo Kartli | 1,576 |
| 5 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 1,269 |
| 6 | Imereti | 1,268 |
| 7 | Kakheti | 1,248 |
Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (%) (2025)
Adjara Aut. Rep. ranks 8 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Guria | 14.1% |
| 6 | Kvemo Kartli | 13.8% |
| 7 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 9.6% |
| 8 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 9.4% |
| 9 | Kakheti | 8.7% |
| 10 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 8.5% |
| 11 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 7.0% |
Employment rate, ages 15+ (%) (2025)
Adjara Aut. Rep. ranks 3 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employment rate, ages 15+ (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 54.8% |
| 2 | Kakheti | 52.9% |
| 3 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 50.6% |
| 4 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 47.8% |
| 5 | Tbilisi | 47.5% |
| 6 | Guria | 47.0% |
| 7 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 46.1% |
Active businesses and organisations per 1,000 residents (2024)
Adjara Aut. Rep. ranks 3 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Active businesses and organisations per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tbilisi | 85 |
| 2 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 84 |
| 3 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 70 |
| 4 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 62 |
| 5 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 58 |
| 6 | Imereti | 57 |
| 7 | Guria | 56 |
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Sources
- National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat): Statistical Yearbook of Georgia 2024 (published December 2025): population of cities and active entities by administrative-territorial unit, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 75cc83526308…)
- National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat): Regional Statistics, Business Sector: turnover, value added, employment, pay and investment of businesses by region, city and municipality, 2014-2024, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f87cc320c757…)
- National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat): Regional Statistics: population and vital statistics, regional GDP, labour force, earnings, household incomes and expenditures, health care and social protection, schools and universities, household infrastructure, hotels and foreign direct investment by region (the eleven Excel files offered on the page, saved unmodified in one archive with a manifest of their download links), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a38acfadfe56…)
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