The turnover received by the Georgian business sector increased by 33.2 percent (y/y) and amounted to ₾38.6 billion (about $12.95bln/€12.05bln) in the first quarter of 2022, the latest data published by the National Statistic Office of Georgia on Friday said.
The trade sector (including repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles) had the highest share (36.6 percent) in the total turnover in the business sector, followed by:
The value of production generated by the business sector increased by 37 percent (y/y) and amounted to ₾14.1 billion (about $4.73bln/€4.40bln).
Large businesses made up the majority of total turnover (66.4 percent), followed by small businesses (18.5 percent), and then medium-sized businesses (15.1 percent).
A small difference is in case of total production value: 49.1 percent comes on large, 27.5 percent - on small and 23.4 percent – on medium businesses.
In the first quarter of 2022, manufacturing (24.9 percent), trade (17.6 percent), construction (14.6 percent) and transportation and storage (9.5 percent) were in the top four in business sector production value.
Georgian businesses employed about 673,600 people in the first quarter of 2022, which is year-on-year 8.2 percent increase, said Geostat.
Out of the total number of employees, 42.8 percent were female and 57.2 percent were male.
The majority of people (42.6 percent) worked in large businesses, 37 percent were employed in small business, and the remaining 20.5 percent worked in medium-sized businesses, said the statistics office.
The average monthly salary for a person employed in the business sector in the first quarter of 2022 was ₾1,479.7 (about $496.54/€461.98). This was an increase of ₾196.2 (y/y).
The remuneration of employed women made up ₾1,186.8 (y/y increase by ₾168.2).
Average monthly salaries based on the size of business:
In the first quarter of 2022, trade (27.6 percent), manufacturing (13 percent) and human health and social work activities (10.9 percent) are leading in business sector by number of employees, said Geostat.