Economy, jobs and prices in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia: official figures
The economy of Kvemo Kartli generated 5.8 billion lari of gross value added in 2024 at current prices, 7.1% of Georgia's total and 4th largest of 11 regional economies.
What is the GDP per capita of Kvemo Kartli?
Gross value added per resident in Kvemo Kartli was about 13,092 lari in 2024, 36.5% below the national figure of 20,603 lari and 2nd lowest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Kvemo Kartli?
Employees in Kvemo Kartli earned an average of 1,576 lari a month before tax in 2024, 20.0% below the national average of 1,971 lari and 4th highest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kvemo Kartli?
The unemployment rate in Kvemo Kartli was 13.8% in 2025 (down from 16.7% in 2024), compared with 13.9% nationally, 6th highest of 11 regions; about 22,849 people were looking for work.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow much foreign investment does Kvemo Kartli get?
Net foreign direct investment into Kvemo Kartli totalled about 270 million US dollars over 2021-2025, 3.0% of the national total; in 2025 there was a net outflow of 29.9 million dollars.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many hotels are in Kvemo Kartli?
53 hotels and hotel-type businesses operated in Kvemo Kartli in 2025, compared with 37 in 2019 before the pandemic, about 12 per 100,000 residents.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many companies are in Kvemo Kartli?
18,399 businesses and organisations were active in Kvemo Kartli at the end of 2024, about 42 per 1,000 residents, up from 13,442 at the end of 2020.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyMore figures
- In nominal terms the regional economy of Kvemo Kartli grew by 78% between 2019 and 2024, against 86% for Georgia as a whole. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Average monthly pay in Kvemo Kartli rose from 851 lari in 2019 to 1,576 lari in 2024, an increase of 85%. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- 42.3% of residents aged 15 and over in Kvemo Kartli were in work in 2025 (142,909 people) and 49.0% were in the labour force; 62% 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 Kvemo Kartli reported a turnover of 8.8 billion lari in 2024 and employed 49,796 people, who were paid an average of 1,693 lari a month (all Georgian businesses: 2,024 lari). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Kvemo Kartli compares with other first-level divisions
Gross value added per resident (lari) (2024)
Kvemo Kartli ranks 10 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)
Kvemo Kartli ranks 4 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)
Kvemo Kartli ranks 6 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 9 | Kakheti | 8.7% |
Employment rate, ages 15+ (%) (2025)
Kvemo Kartli ranks 10 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)
Kvemo Kartli ranks 11 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Active businesses and organisations per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 58 |
| 6 | Imereti | 57 |
| 7 | Guria | 56 |
| 8 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 54 |
| 9 | Shida Kartli | 47 |
| 10 | Kakheti | 46 |
| 11 | Kvemo Kartli | 42 |
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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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