Economy, jobs and prices in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia: official figures
The economy of Mtskheta-Mtianeti generated 2.2 billion lari of gross value added in 2024 at current prices, 2.7% of Georgia's total and 3rd smallest of 11 regional economies.
What is the GDP per capita of Mtskheta-Mtianeti?
Gross value added per resident in Mtskheta-Mtianeti was about 23,601 lari in 2024, 14.6% above the national figure of 20,603 lari and 2nd highest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Mtskheta-Mtianeti?
Employees in Mtskheta-Mtianeti earned an average of 1,751 lari a month before tax in 2024, 11.1% below the national average of 1,971 lari and 2nd highest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Mtskheta-Mtianeti?
The unemployment rate in Mtskheta-Mtianeti was 14.6% in 2025 (up from 13.6% in 2024), compared with 13.9% nationally, 4th highest of 11 regions; about 5,548 people were looking for work.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow much foreign investment does Mtskheta-Mtianeti get?
Net foreign direct investment into Mtskheta-Mtianeti totalled about 274 million US dollars over 2021-2025, 3.0% of the national total; in 2025 alone it was 111.8 million dollars.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many hotels are in Mtskheta-Mtianeti?
200 hotels and hotel-type businesses operated in Mtskheta-Mtianeti in 2025, compared with 102 in 2019 before the pandemic, about 215 per 100,000 residents.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many companies are in Mtskheta-Mtianeti?
5,457 businesses and organisations were active in Mtskheta-Mtianeti at the end of 2024, about 58 per 1,000 residents, up from 3,303 at the end of 2020.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyMore figures
- In nominal terms the regional economy of Mtskheta-Mtianeti grew by 113% between 2019 and 2024, against 86% for Georgia as a whole. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Average monthly pay in Mtskheta-Mtianeti rose from 902 lari in 2019 to 1,751 lari in 2024, an increase of 94%. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- 43.2% of residents aged 15 and over in Mtskheta-Mtianeti were in work in 2025 (32,351 people) and 50.6% were in the labour force; 74% 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 Mtskheta-Mtianeti reported a turnover of 3.2 billion lari in 2024 and employed 16,220 people, who were paid an average of 2,066 lari a month (all Georgian businesses: 2,024 lari). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Mtskheta-Mtianeti compares with other first-level divisions
Gross value added per resident (lari) (2024)
Mtskheta-Mtianeti ranks 2 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)
Mtskheta-Mtianeti ranks 2 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)
Mtskheta-Mtianeti ranks 4 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)
Mtskheta-Mtianeti ranks 9 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)
Mtskheta-Mtianeti ranks 5 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Active businesses and organisations per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 54 |
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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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