Economy, jobs and prices in Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia: official figures
The economy of Samtskhe-Javakheti generated 2.5 billion lari of gross value added in 2024 at current prices, 3.1% of Georgia's total and 4th smallest of 11 regional economies.
What is the GDP per capita of Samtskhe-Javakheti?
Gross value added per resident in Samtskhe-Javakheti was about 16,006 lari in 2024, 22.3% below the national figure of 20,603 lari and 4th highest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Samtskhe-Javakheti?
Employees in Samtskhe-Javakheti earned an average of 1,226 lari a month before tax in 2024, 37.8% below the national average of 1,971 lari and 3rd lowest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Samtskhe-Javakheti?
The unemployment rate in Samtskhe-Javakheti was 7.0% in 2025 (down from 7.7% in 2024), compared with 13.9% nationally, the lowest of 11 regions; about 4,902 people were looking for work.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow much foreign investment does Samtskhe-Javakheti get?
Net foreign direct investment into Samtskhe-Javakheti totalled about 103 million US dollars over 2021-2025, 1.1% of the national total; in 2025 alone it was 30.1 million dollars.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many hotels are in Samtskhe-Javakheti?
210 hotels and hotel-type businesses operated in Samtskhe-Javakheti in 2025, compared with 134 in 2019 before the pandemic, about 135 per 100,000 residents.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many companies are in Samtskhe-Javakheti?
9,606 businesses and organisations were active in Samtskhe-Javakheti at the end of 2024, about 62 per 1,000 residents, up from 5,305 at the end of 2020.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyMore figures
- In nominal terms the regional economy of Samtskhe-Javakheti grew by 70% between 2019 and 2024, against 86% for Georgia as a whole. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Average monthly pay in Samtskhe-Javakheti rose from 712 lari in 2019 to 1,226 lari in 2024, an increase of 72%. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- 54.8% of residents aged 15 and over in Samtskhe-Javakheti were in work in 2025 (65,449 people) and 58.9% were in the labour force; 51% 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 Samtskhe-Javakheti reported a turnover of 1.8 billion lari in 2024 and employed 15,135 people, who were paid an average of 1,268 lari a month (all Georgian businesses: 2,024 lari). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Samtskhe-Javakheti compares with other first-level divisions
Gross value added per resident (lari) (2024)
Samtskhe-Javakheti ranks 4 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)
Samtskhe-Javakheti ranks 9 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)
Samtskhe-Javakheti ranks 11 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 11 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 7.0% |
Employment rate, ages 15+ (%) (2025)
Samtskhe-Javakheti ranks 1 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)
Samtskhe-Javakheti ranks 4 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Active businesses and organisations per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tbilisi | 85 |
| 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 |
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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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