Georgia vs Türkiye
Georgia vs Türkiye: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 7.5% a year in Georgia and 3.7% a year in Türkiye, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Georgia, by 3.7 percentage points, or 2 times that in Türkiye.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Georgia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2025, Georgia ranked 14 and Türkiye ranked 60 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Georgia at 5% a year and Türkiye at 4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Georgia | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.5 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 9.7 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 7.8 | 5 |
| 2022 | 11 | 5.4 |
| 2021 | 10.6 | 11.8 |
| 2020 | -6.3 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 5.4 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 6.1 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | 5.2 | 7.8 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 2015 | 3.4 | 5.8 |
| 2014 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 5.1 | 8.5 |
| 2012 | 6.6 | 4.8 |
| 2011 | 7.9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.9 | 8.5 |
| 2009 | -3.7 | -4.9 |
| 2008 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | 12.6 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 9.4 | 7.1 |
| 2005 | 9.6 | 9.1 |
| 2004 | 5.8 | 9.9 |
| 2003 | 11.2 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | 5.5 | 6.4 |
| 2001 | 4.8 | -5.5 |
| 2000 | 1.9 | 7 |
| 1999 | 2.9 | -3.1 |
| 1998 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 1997 | 10.3 | 7.5 |
| 1996 | 10.5 | 7 |
| 1995 | 2.6 | 7.2 |
| 1994 | – | -5.5 |
| 1993 | – | 8 |
| 1992 | – | 6 |
| 1991 | – | 0.9 |
| 1990 | – | 9.3 |
| 1989 | – | 0.3 |
| 1988 | – | 2.1 |
| 1987 | – | 10 |
| 1986 | – | 6.9 |
| 1985 | – | 4.3 |
| 1984 | – | 6.8 |
| 1983 | – | 4.8 |
| 1982 | – | 3.4 |
| 1981 | – | 4.4 |
| 1980 | – | -0.8 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Georgia | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.2 | 2.7 |
| 2027 | 5.7 | 3.6 |
| 2028 | 5 | 4 |
| 2029 | 5 | 4 |
| 2030 | 5 | 4 |
| 2031 | 5 | 4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Georgia vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyGeorgia: 74.5 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGeorgia: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGeorgia: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGeorgia: 2.8% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateGeorgia: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGeorgia: 3.81 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthGeorgia: 0.02% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGeorgia: 1.81 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGeorgia: 61.2% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageGeorgia: 36.8 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGeorgia: 15.3% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateGeorgia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGeorgia: 1.75% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGeorgia: $637M in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personGeorgia: $173 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGeorgia: 5.8% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGeorgia: 26,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerGeorgia: 0.04% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGeorgia: 1.39% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGeorgia: 15 million TIV in 2024Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGeorgia: 7 million TIV in 2017Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025