BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 21. Azerbaijan and
Russia were the largest senders of incoming rail freight to Georgia
in the third quarter of 2025, accounting for 32% and 29.1% of total
volumes respectively, the country’s statistics office said,
Trend reports.
As such, other countries combined contributed 38.9%.
Outgoing freight from Georgia was headed primarily to Armenia
(22.1%), Kazakhstan (11.6%) and Russia (6.3%), with the remainder
distributed among other destinations.
Transit freight, which represented 58.1% of the total 3.5
million tonnes of rail cargo in Q3, was largely destined for the
Netherlands (16.2%), Türkiye (10%), China (7.2%), Italy (2.9%) and
Ukraine (2.4%). Brazil accounted for 9.2% of transit cargo sent
through Georgia, followed by Türkiye at 2.6%, with other countries
making up the rest.
Domestic shipments represented 9.5% of total freight, while
international (excluding transit) cargo made up 32.4%. Overall rail
freight in Georgia fell 1.4% compared with the same period in 2024,
underscoring the country’s continuing role as a strategic transit
hub linking Europe, Asia and the region.
