UK-Georgia trade and investment highlights
Updated 25 June 2021
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The US and UK have a strong trade relationship worth more than $260 billion a year, and a total of $1 trillion invested in each other’s economies. This relationship plays a pivotal role in Georgia’s economy and supports thousands of jobs in the state.
Georgia jobs supported by UK companies
37,600 Georgians employed by UK subsidiaries in 2018
22,640 jobs are supported by exports from Georgia to the UK worth $4.1 billion in 2019.
Value of exports to the UK from Georgia
The UK was the 4th largest export market for Georgia in 2019
Total value of Georgia goods exports to the UK $1.5 billion
Total value of Georgia services exports to the UK $2.6 billion
Top exports from Georgia to the UK 2019
| Top Georgia goods exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Aerospace products and parts | $484 million |
| Miscellaneous wood products | $205 million |
| Miscellaneous general purpose machinery | $107 million |
| Pulp and paperboard mill products | $68 million |
| Agriculture and construction machinery | $53 million |
| Top Georgia services exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Air freight and port services | $379 million |
| Miscellaneous financial services | $331 million |
| Passenger fares | $307 million |
| Business management and consulting services | $241 million |
| Personal travel and tourism | $192 million |
Trends in exports from Georgia to the UK 2010 to 2019
| Year | Goods exports to the UK (in $) | Services exports to the UK (in $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 975,021,557 | 1,553,829,263 |
| 2011 | 980,497,452 | 1,693,634,787 |
| 2012 | 1,113,553,368 | 1,795,113,764 |
| 2013 | 1,456,324,116 | 1,998,807,967 |
| 2014 | 1,612,528,042 | 2,054,736,774 |
| 2015 | 1,759,167,105 | 2,115,474,134 |
| 2016 | 1,298,888,764 | 2,206,143,049 |
| 2017 | 1,236,865,454 | 2,414,536,486 |
| 2018 | 1,547,424,907 | 2,722,302,139 |
| 2019 | 1,487,918,947 | 2,646,440,752 |
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Sources
Goods, jobs and services estimates prepared by The Trade Partnership and derived from U.S. government and private industry data.
Companies trading with the UK from US Census, “A Profile of U.S. Importing and Exporting Companies, 2017-2018.”
Estimate of employment by UK subsidiaries from Bureau of Economic Analysis, Foreign Direct Investment in the United States database.