Tbilisi (GBC) - In 2022 number of active economic agents engaged in organization of markets were 197 in Georgia, 31.5 percent of which located in Tbilisi, while 19.3 percent located in Imereti region, 12.7 percent in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, 11.7 percent – Kakheti region, 8.1 percent - Kvemo Kartli region, 5.1 percent – Adjara region, 4.6 percent – Shida Kartli region, 2.5 percent – MtskhetaMtianeti region, 2.0 percent – Samtskhe-Javakheti region, 1.5 percent – Guria region, and 1.0 percent – Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region.
For economic agents engaged in organization of markets most frequent legal form can be considered a limited liability company which holds 77.2 percent share from total number of active markets in 2022. The Individual entrepreneur holds 19.8 percent share. Other markets hold legal forms of joint stock companies (1.5 percent), cooperatives (1.0 percent) and Joint liability companies (0.5 percent). 95.4 percent of total markets are under private ownership while rest of 4.6 percent under governmental ownership.
In 2022 all of Economic agents engaged in organization of markets were located on 2.1 mln sq. m area. The all markets are ensured with 67 unit of vet laboratory, 1296 unit of storage facilities with total area of 27.2 thousand sq. meters and 361 unit of cold refrigerators 0.7 thousand tone total capacity.
In 2022 35.5 percent from total active markets were roofed (a trade process is carried out inside of building), 35.0 percent is open type markets (a trade process is carried outside of building) and 29.5 percent semi roofed (a trade process is carried as inside as outside of building). In 2022 on a territory of active markets in Georgia trade of food and nonfood goods is carried out by sellers.
30.5 percent of markets trade only nonfood goods. Single market trades only with food goods, two market - with cars also, while five markets trade as poultry as livestock. On a territory of markets in Georgia the trade is carried out in several days per week: in 152 markets a daily trade is carried out, while Sunday trade is organized in 22 markets. The trade except Sunday is carried out in three markets. In rest of markets one day, two or three day trade process is carried out during different days of week.
The number of trade places in markets reaches 52.8 thousand where averagely 38.6 thousand seller trades per day.
In 2022 number of employed persons in administration units of economic agents engaged organization of markets was amounted 2.8 thousand 33.4 percent of which female. 47.1 percent of employed persons are provided in Tbilisi and rest of it is distributed through the other regions. In 2022 income of economic agents engaged organization of markets amounted 170.7 mil. GEL, from where issuance of license for trade right (one-time payment) have been amounted 13.1 mil. GEL (7.7 percent), income from rent of trade stands amounted 149.5 mil. GEL (87.6 percent), while 8.1 mil. GEL (4.7 percent) belongs to other income. In the same period total expenditures of economic agents engaged organization of markets amounted 99.5 mil.GEL, of which 30.8 mil. GEL is a salary for employed persons.
The average monthly salary of employees in markets and fairs amounts to 917 GEL.
