Georgia

Georgia

Caucasus

EuropeNon-EU
66
Overall score
Strong overall
Language
Georgian
Currency
GEL
Citizenship
10 years (discretionary)
Personal tax
20% (1% small business)
Cost of living
$700 / mo (single)

A genuinely easy place to live and do business: 1-year visa-free stays for many nationalities, a 1% small-business tax, an Estonian-style corporate system and very low costs - though citizenship is slow and discretionary.

Pros

  • 1% tax for small businesses; 0% on retained profit
  • Visa-free stay up to 1 year for many
  • Very low cost of living; easy company setup

Cons

  • Dual citizenship only by special permission
  • Citizenship slow/discretionary
  • Regional geopolitical risk

Best for

Solo founders & freelancersDigital nomadsLow-tax relocators

Score profile

Status & mobility
Passport
66
Citizenship
15
Residence
32
Money & business
Taxes
88
Corporate tax
57
Business
71
Investment
58
Economy
73
Wealth building
69
Living, study & work
Education
87
Salary & work
52
Cost of living
86
Buying power
78
Quality of life
Safety
64
Healthcare
79
Infrastructure
65
HDI
84

Status & mobility

Passport

Rules change often and depend on your situation. Confirm any travel or visa decision with a qualified professional, or do your own research, before acting.

Passport power
Good
66

Passport-index style mobility for the Georgia passport. The score above is its world reach: the share of 198 destinations reachable without a prior visa.

131 / 198
Mobility
#41
Global rank
Yes
Biometric
  • Visa-free85
  • On arrival42
  • eTA4
  • Visa required67

Passport Index style mobility data (2024–2025 estimate). Placeholder figures; verify current entry rules with each destination’s authority before travelling.

Citizenship

Rules change often and depend on your situation. Confirm any citizenship decision with a qualified professional, or do your own research, before acting.

Citizenship accessibility
Low
15
Years required10 years continuous residence (discretionary)
Dual allowedOnly by special presidential permission
LanguageGeorgian language + history/law knowledge
Residence10 years legal residence; naturalisation is discretionary
NotesResidency is easy and tax setup is simple, but actual citizenship is hard and rarely the goal here.
Residence

Rules change often and depend on your situation. Confirm any residence / visa decision with a qualified professional, or do your own research, before acting.

Openness to residents
Limited
32
How this score is calculated

Our 0–100 score combines how international the population already is (migrant stock at 45%), governance quality (regulatory quality at 25%), and the curated residence-pathway signal (30%). Available indicators are reweighted; the published values are shown below.

Migrant stock2.1% of population (2024)
Regulatory quality0.65 (−2.5 to 2.5) (2024)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Main pathways
Visa-free long stayShort-term/Investment residenceRemotely from Georgia (nomad)Work residence
StudentStudent residence for enrolled students.
WorkWork residence; labour market is open and lightly regulated.
Self-employedIndividual Entrepreneur with 1% small-business status (up to ~GEL 500k turnover).
PermanentPermanent residence after ~6 years; or investment residence.

Money & business

Taxes

Rules change often and depend on your situation. Confirm any tax decision with a qualified professional, or do your own research, before acting.

Tax friendliness
Excellent
88
Personal20% flat (1% for registered small-business individuals)
Corporate15% on distributed profit (0% retained - Estonian model)
Capital gainsGenerally 0–20%; many foreign-source gains untaxed
Dividends5%
Exit taxNone
Foreign cosNo comprehensive CFC regime
Personal tax

Rules change often and depend on your situation. Confirm any tax decision with a qualified professional, or do your own research, before acting.

Personal tax
Moderate
64
Personal20% flat (1% for registered small-business individuals)
FreelanceIndividual Entrepreneur + 1% small-business tax is hugely popular
Capital gainsGenerally 0–20%; many foreign-source gains untaxed
Dividends5%
Exit taxNone
Corporate tax

Rules change often and depend on your situation. Confirm any tax decision with a qualified professional, or do your own research, before acting.

Corporate tax
Moderate
57
Corporate15% on distributed profit (0% retained - Estonian model)
Capital gainsGenerally 0–20%; many foreign-source gains untaxed
Dividends5%
Foreign cosNo comprehensive CFC regime
Business
Business friendliness
Good
71
How this score is calculated

Our 0–100 score leans on the two things founders ask about most: the tax burden (headline corporate rate at 20%, broader tax friendliness at 15%, and freedom from exit-tax / CFC rules at 10%) plus the regulatory and bureaucratic environment (regulatory quality 15%, government effectiveness 15%), on top of the curated company-rules signal (25%). Available indicators are reweighted; the values are shown below.

Regulation & bureaucracy
Regulatory quality0.65 (−2.5 to 2.5) (2024)
Government effectiveness0.46 (−2.5 to 2.5) (2024)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Rules & taxes
Foreign co.Yes: 100% foreign ownership; minimal restrictions
Local co.LLC registration in ~1 day at the Public Service Hall
FreelanceIndividual Entrepreneur + 1% small-business tax is hugely popular
Corporate tax15% on distributed profit (0% retained - Estonian model)
Capital gainsGenerally 0–20%; many foreign-source gains untaxed
Exit taxNone
Foreign cosNo comprehensive CFC regime
Investment

Rules change often and depend on your situation. Confirm any investment / tax decision with a qualified professional, or do your own research, before acting.

Investing environment
Moderate
58
How this score is calculated

Our 0–100 score is mostly the investor-tax signal (capital-gains treatment, broker access, wealth tax, and ETF or other taxes on investment, 70%), lightly contextualised by equity-market depth (market cap / GDP at 18%) and credit depth (domestic credit to the private sector / GDP at 12%). Available indicators are reweighted.

Private credit68% of GDP (2024)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Capital gainsOften 0% on foreign-source gains; simple personal taxation
DividendsData not available yet
ETFs & fundsData not available yet
Wealth taxNone
BrokersLimited locally; foreign brokers commonly used
Foreign accessData not available yet
Tax-advantagedData not available yet
Economy
Economic strength
Good
73
How this score is calculated

Our 0–100 score combines income level (GDP and GNI per capita, output per worker), growth momentum (real GDP growth), price stability (inflation) and labour utilisation (unemployment). Available indicators are reweighted; the sector split and industry profile below are descriptive, not scored.

Output & income
GDP$34.2B (2024)
GDP / person$9,241 (2024)
GNI / person$26,200 PPP (2024)
GDP growth9.7% / yr (2024)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Stability & labour
Inflation1.1% / yr (2024)
Unemployment12.1% (2025)
Output per worker$55,209 PPP (2024)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Sector composition
Agriculture5.5% of GDP (2024)
Industry19.6% of GDP (2024)
Services62.0% of GDP (2024)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Main industries
TourismAgriculture & wineMiningLogistics & transitInformation technology
Top exports
Copper oresFerro-alloysWineRe-exported vehicles
TypeUpper-middle-income, services- and transit-led
Key sectorsTourism, Wine & agriculture, Transit corridor & emerging IT in Tbilisi
SummaryA small open Caucasus economy leaning on tourism, wine, transit logistics and a growing IT scene.
CurrencyGeorgian lari
Wealth building

Rules change often and depend on your situation. Confirm any tax / investment decision with a qualified professional, or do your own research, before acting.

Wealth accumulation
Good
69
How this score is calculated

How favourable Georgia is for building wealth: earnings and business/investment upside, tax drag, and how much a typical income keeps after living costs. Estimated from the factors below.

Salary & work
Moderate
50
Business
Good
72
Investment
Moderate
60
Tax friendliness
Excellent
88
Cost of living
Excellent
86

Living, study & work

Education
Education score
Excellent
87
How this score is calculated

Our 0–100 score combines attainment (expected schooling at 30% and mean schooling at 25%) with participation (tertiary enrolment at 25%) and public investment (government education spending at 20%). Available indicators are reweighted; tuition and study rules remain separate profile fields below.

Attainment
Expected schooling16.8 years (2023)
Mean schooling12.7 years (2023)

Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025

Participation & investment
Tertiary enrolment89% gross (2025)
Education spending4.0% of GDP (2024)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Tuition$2,000–8,000 / yr
Public uniLow; several English-taught medical programs
LanguagesGeorgian, English (growing), Russian
Student workWork generally permitted; open labour market
Salary & work
Labour-market strength
Moderate
52
How this score is calculated

Our 0–100 score combines output per worker (a proxy for wage potential at 40%), unemployment (35%) and labour-force participation (25%). Available indicators are reweighted; the curated profile fields remain below.

Output per worker$55,209 PPP (2024)
Unemployment12.1% (2025)
Participation64.3% of 15+ (2025)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Mean monthly earnings of employees
Overall$304 · $731 PPP (2023)
Tech (IT & comms)$388 · $930 PPP (2023)

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization)

FreelanceExcellent base for foreign-currency remote work
Job marketTbilisi is a fast-growing nomad & startup hub; English improving.
Cost of living
Affordability
Excellent
86

Our 0–100 affordability score is derived from the local consumer price level (World Bank, US = 100): the cheaper everyday prices are, the higher it scores. Lower price level means your money goes further here.

Price level40 (US = 100) (2024)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Rent$350–700 (1BR Tbilisi)
Monthly$700
CitiesTbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi
Buying power
Purchasing power score
Good
78
How this score is calculated

Our 0–100 score estimates how far money goes for the typical person here. It combines GNI per capita at PPP (30%) and actual household consumption per person at PPP (15%) with a price-advantage term from the local price level (25%) that rewards lower prices, then adjusts for income equality via the Gini index (20%), so unequal economies don't ride a high average, plus price stability via consumer inflation (10%). Available indicators are reweighted; it is a comparison, not a personal budget estimate.

GNI / person$26,200 PPP (2024)
Consumption / person$16,470 PPP (2024)
Price level40 (US = 100) (2024)
Income inequality33.9 Gini (2024)
Inflation1.1% / yr (2024)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Quality of life

Safety
Safety & stability
Moderate
64
How this score is calculated

Our 0–100 score combines personal safety (intentional homicide rate at 35%), institutional quality (rule of law at 25% and control of corruption at 20%), and political stability and absence of violence (20%). Available indicators are reweighted; the published values are shown below. Always check current government travel and security advice before relocating.

Personal safety
Homicide rate2.0 per 100,000 (2019)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Institutions & stability
Rule of law0.15 (−2.5 to 2.5) (2024)
Control of corruption0.38 (−2.5 to 2.5) (2024)
Political stability-0.61 (−2.5 to 2.5) (2024)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Healthcare
Healthcare score
Good
79
How this score is calculated

Our 0–100 score combines health outcomes (life expectancy at 25% and under-5 mortality at 20%) with system capacity (physicians at 20% and hospital beds at 15% per 1,000 people) and health spending per capita (20%). Available indicators are reweighted; the published values are shown below.

Outcomes
Life expectancy74.7 years (2024)
Under-5 mortality8.6 per 1,000 births (2024)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Capacity & resourcing
Physicians5.64 per 1,000 (2023)
Hospital beds4.04 per 1,000 (2023)
Health spending$1,679 PPP / person (2023)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

System & costs
SystemUniversal state programme + affordable private
InsuranceState coverage for citizens; private cheap for residents
Avg costPrivate cover ~$200–500 / yr
Infrastructure
Infrastructure score
Good
65
How this score is calculated

The score combines digital access, resilience and download performance (30%), electricity access and network losses (30%), and transport infrastructure covering rail, logistics and aviation (40%). Available inputs are reweighted, but a country needs both digital and transport data to receive a score.

Digital infrastructure
Internet use83.8% (2024)
Internet resilience60 / 100 (2026)
Fixed speed62 / 100 download index (2026)
Mobile speed78 / 100 download index (2026)

Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators · Internet Society Pulse Internet Resilience Index

Utilities
Electricity access100.0% (2023)
Grid losses8.0% of output (2023)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Transport
Transport quality2.30 / 5 (2022)
Rail density20.0 km / 1,000 km² (2021)
Air connectivity766 departures / million people (2023)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

HDI
Human development score
Excellent
84
How this score is calculated

The UN Human Development Index is the geometric mean of three dimension indices (a long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent standard of living), shown on a 0–100 map scale (HDI × 100). The 2023 UNDP inputs behind each dimension are listed below.

HDI0.844 (2023)

Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025

Long & healthy life
Life expectancy74.5 years (2023)

Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025

Knowledge
Expected schooling16.8 years (2023)
Mean schooling12.7 years (2023)

Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025

Standard of living
GNI / person$20,753 PPP (2023)

Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025

Resources

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