The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Georgia, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
| GDP growth (2025) | 7.5% | Fast growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 3.9% | Above the usual central-bank targets. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 12.1% | High: many people can’t find work. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $9,692 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2025) | -2.6% of GDP | Deficit: spends more abroad than it earns, so it relies on foreign money. |
| Exports (2025) | 47.4% of GDP | An open, trading economy. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
President appears at rally for struggling Mike Collins, dismisses critics and touts ‘most successful’ two-year run At a rally in north Georgia, Donald Trump again claimed that the 2020 election in Georgia was fraudulent, alleging that the election of US senator Jon Ossoff was illegitimate.
Gwinnett county is home to many immigrants and other newcomers, and how it votes could be decisive for Congress Johanna Park might just be an ambassador for Gwinnett county, Georgia, one of the 10 most ethnically diverse counties in the United States.
Georgia became a hub for surrogate pregnancies after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. DW spoke with parents, and those who wanted to become parents, about the hidden costs of a booming industry.