The title of the article - "Development of Georgia's Trade Relations with Ukraine" shows Georgia's trade relations with Ukraine. According to the information presented in the article, which is spread over the years 2016-2020, in this 5-year period, the total trade turnover and export-import are increasing, which does not apply to the last 2020. This year, all the above indicators have been reduced - turnover by 9%, exports - by 13%, imports - by 6%. The author connects this situation with the cooling of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Because of Saakashvili's personality and emphasizes that this situation has improved today.
Georgia has a special close economic and economic ties with Ukraine among the countries of the world. This applies not only to the export-import of goods, but also to tourist traffic, investment, employment, etc. Sh. This relationship was established in 1995 with the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement [1].
One of the characteristic features of foreign trade between Ukraine and Georgia is the fact that Georgia's share in the total foreign trade of Ukrainian goods is insignificant (about 0.5%), while Ukraine's share in Georgia's total trade turnover reaches 5.1%. According to the results of January-September 2020, among all Georgia's trading partners, Ukraine ranks 7th in terms of trade turnover, 5th in terms of exports of goods and 8th in terms of imports of goods. Georgia-Ukraine turnover in 2020 compared to 2019 has decreased - by 9%, exports - by 13%, imports - by 6% (Table 1). Under these conditions, there is an increase in some goods, in particular, an increase in imports:
Beef - by 43%;
Copton – by 17%;
Milk and cream – by 29%;
Flat rolled- by 10%.
As for exports from Georgia to Ukraine, the export of ferroalloys (17 times) and the export of scrap (6 times) have increased.
Key words: Ukraine, Georgia; Trade relations; Export-import.