State Issues
Georgia Breaks Trade Records, Becomes Top 10 Exporting State
April 2, 2026
Governor Brian P. Kemp recently announced the state has again made history by surpassing $60.2 billion in exports in calendar year 2025. This is a year-over-year increase of 12.7%, outperforming the national average of 5.6%. Thanks to an expanding and reliable logistics network and workforce, Georgia companies have increased exports over the past decade by 68.9% despite the disruptions of the pandemic six years ago.
With goods going to 213 unique countries and territories, Georgia also ranked No. 7 for dollar value of total trade and No. 9 in the country for dollar value of exports. Georgia was last in the top ten exporting states in 2020.
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