Economy, jobs and prices in Imereti, Georgia: official figures
The economy of Imereti generated 6.3 billion lari of gross value added in 2024 at current prices, 7.7% of Georgia's total and 3rd largest of 11 regional economies.
What is the GDP per capita of Imereti?
Gross value added per resident in Imereti was about 12,330 lari in 2024, 40.2% below the national figure of 20,603 lari and the lowest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Imereti?
Employees in Imereti earned an average of 1,268 lari a month before tax in 2024, 35.7% below the national average of 1,971 lari and 6th highest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Imereti?
The unemployment rate in Imereti was 16.1% in 2025 (down from 17.3% in 2024), compared with 13.9% nationally, 2nd highest of 11 regions; about 32,946 people were looking for work.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow much foreign investment does Imereti get?
Net foreign direct investment into Imereti totalled about 14 million US dollars over 2021-2025, 0.2% of the national total; in 2025 there was a net outflow of 64.2 million dollars.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many hotels are in Imereti?
288 hotels and hotel-type businesses operated in Imereti in 2025, compared with 172 in 2019 before the pandemic, about 58 per 100,000 residents.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many companies are in Imereti?
28,943 businesses and organisations were active in Imereti at the end of 2024, about 57 per 1,000 residents, up from 23,437 at the end of 2020.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyMore figures
- In nominal terms the regional economy of Imereti grew by 67% between 2019 and 2024, against 86% for Georgia as a whole. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Average monthly pay in Imereti rose from 723 lari in 2019 to 1,268 lari in 2024, an increase of 75%. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- 41.7% of residents aged 15 and over in Imereti were in work in 2025 (171,764 people) and 49.7% 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 Imereti reported a turnover of 7.8 billion lari in 2024 and employed 63,237 people, who were paid an average of 1,318 lari a month (all Georgian businesses: 2,024 lari). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Imereti compares with other first-level divisions
Gross value added per resident (lari) (2024)
Imereti ranks 11 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)
Imereti ranks 6 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly nominal earnings of employees (lari) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Shida Kartli | 1,235 |
| 9 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 1,226 |
Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (%) (2025)
Imereti ranks 2 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tbilisi | 17.5% |
| 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% |
Employment rate, ages 15+ (%) (2025)
Imereti ranks 11 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employment rate, ages 15+ (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 10 | Kvemo Kartli | 42.3% |
| 11 | Imereti | 41.7% |
Active businesses and organisations per 1,000 residents (2024)
Imereti ranks 6 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Active businesses and organisations per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 70 |
| 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 |
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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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