According to the National Statistics Office of Georgia (GeoStat), inflation in April 2026 rose by 1.7% compared to the previous month, while the annual inflation rate stood at 5.9%.

Regarding core inflation, GeoStat reports that the figure reached 3.5% in April 2026, compared to the same period last year. The annual core inflation rate, excluding tobacco, was recorded at 3.2%.

“The monthly inflation figure was shaped primarily by price movements across the following categories:

Transport: Prices in this category rose by 4.9%, contributing 0.57 percentage points to monthly inflation. The increases were driven chiefly by the cost of operating personal vehicles (6.9%) and transport services (3.1%).

Housing, water, electricity and gas: Prices climbed by 5.8%, adding 0.53 percentage points to the overall index. Increases were recorded across the subcategories of electricity, gas and other fuels (9.9%), routine maintenance and repair of dwellings (1.9%), and actual rental payments for housing (1.4%).

Clothing and footwear: Prices rose by 5.3%, contributing 0.23 percentage points to monthly inflation, with both footwear (5.3%) and clothing (5.3%) subcategories seeing equal increases.

Food and non-alcoholic beverages: Prices edged up by 0.5%, adding 0.19 percentage points to monthly inflation. Rises were recorded in fruit and grapes (3.7%), vegetables (2.1%), sugar, jam and confectionery (2.1%), fish (1.6%), coffee, tea and cocoa (1.2%), meat and meat products (0.7%), bread and bakery products (0.5%), and oils and fats (0.1%). Meanwhile, prices fell in mineral and spring water, soft drinks and natural juices (–2.5%), and milk, cheese and eggs (–1.5%).”