In the first ten months of 2025, Georgia re-exported a record 93,000 vehicles worth a total of $2.3 billion, marking a major milestone in the country’s automotive re-export sector.
Roughly half of all re-exported vehicles were shipped to Kyrgyzstan. According to trade data analysis, the average value of cars exported to Kyrgyzstan reached about $33,000, placing them among the higher-priced vehicles in Georgia’s re-export mix. Analysts note that demand for these higher-value vehicles in Kyrgyzstan is partly driven by dealers who resell some of them to Russia, which remains outside the system of Western trade sanctions.
Other Central Asian markets saw similarly dramatic growth. Compared to the previous year, Georgian vehicle re-exports rose 494% to Tajikistan, 593% to Uzbekistan, and 2,271% to Turkmenistan, reflecting a sharp shift in regional demand.
By contrast, shipments to neighboring South Caucasus countries declined. Exports to Azerbaijan fell by 29% to a total value of $181 million, while re-exports to Armenia dropped 48% to $46 million.
Industry representatives note that although the number of cars re-exported has fluctuated, the overall value of Georgia’s car re-export trade continues to rise due to the increasing share of higher-priced vehicles in the market.
