Economy, jobs and prices in Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti, Georgia: official figures
The economy of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti generated 4.4 billion lari of gross value added in 2024 at current prices, 5.5% of Georgia's total and 5th largest of 11 regional economies.
What is the GDP per capita of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti?
Gross value added per resident in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti was about 14,579 lari in 2024, 29.2% below the national figure of 20,603 lari and 6th highest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti?
Employees in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti earned an average of 1,269 lari a month before tax in 2024, 35.6% below the national average of 1,971 lari and 5th highest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti?
The unemployment rate in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti was 9.6% in 2025 (down from 10.5% in 2024), compared with 13.9% nationally, 5th lowest of 11 regions; about 12,605 people were looking for work.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow much foreign investment does Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti get?
Net foreign direct investment into Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti totalled about 181 million US dollars over 2021-2025, 2.0% of the national total; in 2025 alone it was 62.0 million dollars.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many hotels are in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti?
214 hotels and hotel-type businesses operated in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti in 2025, compared with 95 in 2019 before the pandemic, about 72 per 100,000 residents.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many companies are in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti?
16,387 businesses and organisations were active in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti at the end of 2024, about 54 per 1,000 residents, up from 13,111 at the end of 2020.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyMore figures
- In nominal terms the regional economy of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti 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 Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti rose from 793 lari in 2019 to 1,269 lari in 2024, an increase of 60%. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- 47.8% of residents aged 15 and over in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti were in work in 2025 (118,472 people) and 52.8% were in the labour force; 53% 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 Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti reported a turnover of 4.8 billion lari in 2024 and employed 31,323 people, who were paid an average of 1,329 lari a month (all Georgian businesses: 2,024 lari). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti compares with other first-level divisions
Gross value added per resident (lari) (2024)
Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti ranks 6 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Kakheti | 13,311 |
| 9 | Guria | 13,271 |
Average monthly nominal earnings of employees (lari) (2024)
Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti ranks 5 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly nominal earnings of employees (lari) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Shida Kartli | 1,235 |
Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (%) (2025)
Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti ranks 7 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 10 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 8.5% |
Employment rate, ages 15+ (%) (2025)
Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti ranks 4 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)
Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti ranks 8 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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