Economy, jobs and prices in Tbilisi, Georgia: official figures
The economy of Tbilisi generated 43.0 billion lari of gross value added in 2024 at current prices, 53.1% of Georgia's total and the largest of 11 regional economies.
What is the GDP per capita of Tbilisi?
Gross value added per resident in Tbilisi was about 32,181 lari in 2024, 56.2% above the national figure of 20,603 lari and the highest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Tbilisi?
Employees in Tbilisi earned an average of 2,349 lari a month before tax in 2024, 19.2% above the national average of 1,971 lari and the highest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Tbilisi?
The unemployment rate in Tbilisi was 17.5% in 2025 (up from 14.9% in 2024), compared with 13.9% nationally, the highest of 11 regions; about 93,205 people were looking for work.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow much foreign investment does Tbilisi get?
Net foreign direct investment into Tbilisi totalled about 7,670 million US dollars over 2021-2025, 84.1% of the national total; in 2025 alone it was 1,634.6 million dollars.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many hotels are in Tbilisi?
583 hotels and hotel-type businesses operated in Tbilisi in 2025, compared with 512 in 2019 before the pandemic, about 43 per 100,000 residents.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyHow many companies are in Tbilisi?
112,868 businesses and organisations were active in Tbilisi at the end of 2024, about 85 per 1,000 residents, up from 71,621 at the end of 2020.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyMore figures
- In nominal terms the regional economy of Tbilisi grew by 95% between 2019 and 2024, against 86% for Georgia as a whole. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Average monthly pay in Tbilisi rose from 1,350 lari in 2019 to 2,349 lari in 2024, an increase of 74%. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- 47.5% of residents aged 15 and over in Tbilisi were in work in 2025 (440,693 people) and 57.6% were in the labour force; 82% 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 Tbilisi reported a turnover of 179.5 billion lari in 2024 and employed 539,521 people, who were paid an average of 2,306 lari a month (all Georgian businesses: 2,024 lari). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Tbilisi compares with other first-level divisions
Gross value added per resident (lari) (2024)
Tbilisi ranks 1 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)
Tbilisi ranks 1 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)
Tbilisi ranks 1 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)
Tbilisi ranks 5 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employment rate, ages 15+ (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Shida Kartli | 46.0% |
Active businesses and organisations per 1,000 residents (2024)
Tbilisi ranks 1 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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