Economy, jobs and prices in Guria, Georgia: official figures
The economy of Guria generated 1.4 billion lari of gross value added in 2024 at current prices, 1.7% of Georgia's total and 2nd smallest of 11 regional economies.
What is the GDP per capita of Guria?
Gross value added per resident in Guria was about 13,271 lari in 2024, 35.6% below the national figure of 20,603 lari and 3rd lowest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Guria?
Employees in Guria earned an average of 1,100 lari a month before tax in 2024, 44.2% below the national average of 1,971 lari and 2nd lowest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Guria?
The unemployment rate in Guria was 14.1% in 2025 (down from 16.0% in 2024), compared with 13.9% nationally, 5th highest of 11 regions; about 6,852 people were looking for work.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow much foreign investment does Guria get?
Net foreign direct investment into Guria totalled about 9 million US dollars over 2021-2025, 0.1% of the national total; in 2025 alone it was 1.7 million dollars.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many hotels are in Guria?
183 hotels and hotel-type businesses operated in Guria in 2025, compared with 93 in 2019 before the pandemic, about 180 per 100,000 residents.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many companies are in Guria?
5,727 businesses and organisations were active in Guria at the end of 2024, about 56 per 1,000 residents, up from 4,442 at the end of 2020.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyMore figures
- In nominal terms the regional economy of Guria grew by 85% between 2019 and 2024, against 86% for Georgia as a whole. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Average monthly pay in Guria rose from 618 lari in 2019 to 1,100 lari in 2024, an increase of 78%. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- 47.0% of residents aged 15 and over in Guria were in work in 2025 (41,864 people) and 54.6% were in the labour force; 50% 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 Guria reported a turnover of 985.80 million lari in 2024 and employed 10,016 people, who were paid an average of 1,135 lari a month (all Georgian businesses: 2,024 lari). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Guria compares with other first-level divisions
Gross value added per resident (lari) (2024)
Guria ranks 9 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 15,975 |
| 6 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 14,579 |
| 7 | Shida Kartli | 13,588 |
| 8 | Kakheti | 13,311 |
| 9 | Guria | 13,271 |
| 10 | Kvemo Kartli | 13,092 |
| 11 | Imereti | 12,330 |
Average monthly nominal earnings of employees (lari) (2024)
Guria ranks 10 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly nominal earnings of employees (lari) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 1,269 |
| 6 | Imereti | 1,268 |
| 7 | Kakheti | 1,248 |
| 8 | Shida Kartli | 1,235 |
| 9 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 1,226 |
| 10 | Guria | 1,100 |
| 11 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 978 |
Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (%) (2025)
Guria ranks 5 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Imereti | 16.1% |
| 3 | Shida Kartli | 14.9% |
| 4 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 14.6% |
| 5 | Guria | 14.1% |
| 6 | Kvemo Kartli | 13.8% |
| 7 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 9.6% |
| 8 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 9.4% |
Employment rate, ages 15+ (%) (2025)
Guria ranks 6 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employment rate, ages 15+ (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Shida Kartli | 46.0% |
| 9 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 43.2% |
Active businesses and organisations per 1,000 residents (2024)
Guria ranks 7 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Active businesses and organisations per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 62 |
| 5 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 58 |
| 6 | Imereti | 57 |
| 7 | Guria | 56 |
| 8 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 54 |
| 9 | Shida Kartli | 47 |
| 10 | Kakheti | 46 |
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Sources
- 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…)
- 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): 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…)
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