According to the National Statistics Office of Georgia (GeoStat), Georgia’s inflation rate in March 2026 stood at 0.8% compared to the previous month, with the annual inflation rate reaching 4.3%.

GeoStat reports that the core inflation indicator was 2.8% in March 2026 compared to the same period last year. Excluding tobacco, the annual core inflation rate was 2.4%.

“The monthly inflation was primarily driven by price changes in several key groups:

Transport, with prices rising by 2.9%, contributed 0.33 percentage points to the monthly inflation. Notably, costs increased in the operation of personal vehicles (4.0%) and transport services (1.9%).

Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages with a 0.9% rise in prices, adding 0.32 percentage points to the monthly inflation. Significant increases were observed in: fruits and grapes (3.1%), vegetables and other fruits (2.2%), sugar, jam, and sweets (2.1%), oils and fats (1.7%), bread and bakery products (1.0%), meat and meat products (0.7%), mineral and spring waters, non-alcoholic drinks, and natural juices (0.4%), coffee, tea, and cocoa (0.3%), and fish (0.2%). Conversely, prices for milk, cheese, and eggs declined by 1.0%.

Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco with a 1.4% increase, contributing 0.09 percentage points to the monthly index. Prices for alcoholic drinks rose by 2.6%, and tobacco products by 0.6%,” the report published by GeoStat states.