Georgia has received $703.9 million from international tourism in January-August 2021, which is 45.6% more compared to the same period of last year, says the National Bank of Georgia (NBG).
In August alone Georgia received $198.8 million, which is an increase of 1,243% compared to 2020 and a decrease of 51.8% compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019.
August 2021: number of international visits up 510% in Georgia
Georgia hosted 266,544 visitors in August 2021 which is a 510% increase compared to the same month of 2020, however it is still 75% less compared to August 2019.
The top 10 countries from where visitors came in August were:
Russia - 39,909 visitors (+809%)
Turkey - 34,847 visitors (+ 114%)
Ukraine - 29,372 visitors (+2,849%)
Georgia (non-residents) - 23,117 visitors (+390%)
Armenia - 22,733 visitors (+161%)
Saudi Arabia - 16,436 visitors (+ 16,435%)
Belarus - 13,494 visitors (+5,678%)
Kazakhstan - 12,221 visitors (+2,489%)
Azerbaijan - 11,181 visitors (+ 198%)
Poland - 6,954 visitors (+12,100%)
Source: Agenda.ge