Georgia Imported Record Number of Computers Last Year

Last year, the import of computers broke the all-time record. In particular, according to Geostat, in 2021 Georgia bought computers worth 147,680 million US dollars, which is almost 128% more than the previous year. In 2020, $ 64,808 million worth of computer hardware was imported.

As for the pre-pandemic rate, according to Geostat, in 2019 Georgia purchased computers worth 76,002 million USD, in 2018 - 126,667 million USD, in 2017 - 97,689 million USD, in 2016 - 62,227 million USD, in 2015 - 58,873 million USD and Etc.

Top 10 countries from which computers were imported in 2021:

Hong Kong - $ 58.378 million
China - $ 27,591 million
Netherlands - $ 10.892 million
Czech Republic - USD 8,285 million
United Arab Emirates - $ 6,791 million
Switzerland - $ 6,539 million
Ireland - $ 3.798 million
Russia - $ 2.606 million
Germany - $ 2.564 million
Korea, Republic - $ 2.395 million

For reference, last year the sales of computers in the world reached the highest level of the last 10 years. According to The Brussels Times, this is largely explained by the recommendations-commitments of distance work, as well as the online transfer of children's education.

The publication cites data from market analysts, according to which computer sales have increased by 10 to 15% compared to 2020. By itself, the pandemic 2020 was already a milestone year for PC sales. In total, by 2021, 340 to 349 million computers were sold worldwide.