Money Transfers in December
In December 2018, the volume of money transfers from abroad constituted 150.9 million USD (402.7 million GEL), which is 9.1 percent (12.5 million USD) more than the amount in December 2017.
94.3 percent of the total
money transfers from abroad came from 18 largest donor countries, with
the volume of transfers from these countries each exceeding 1 million USD in December
2018. In December 2017 the share of these 18 countries constituted 94.2 percent
of the total volume of money transfers.
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Volume of money transfers in December 2018 Million US dollars |
Structure of money transfers by the biggest donor countries % |
|
|
December 2017 |
December 2018 |
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|
Total |
150.9 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
EU Countries, total |
56.0 |
32.7 |
37.1 |
|
Of which: |
|
|
|
|
Italy |
20.0 |
11.1 |
13.3 |
|
Greece |
17.1 |
10.9 |
11.3 |
|
Spain |
4.1 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
|
Germany |
4.1 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
|
Poland |
2.2 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
|
France |
2.0 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
|
UK |
1.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
Cyprus |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
|
Other Countries |
94.9 |
67.3 |
62.9 |
|
Of which: |
|
|
|
|
Russia |
43.8 |
32.5 |
29.0 |
|
United States |
15.1 |
9.5 |
10.0 |
|
Israel |
13.0 |
9.0 |
8.6 |
|
Turkey |
7.8 |
7.2 |
5.2 |
|
Ukraine |
2.8 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
|
Azerbaijan |
2.2 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
|
Kazakhstan |
1.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
1.5 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
|
Canada |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
|
Armenia |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
In December 2018, 21.7 million USD (or 57.8 million GEL) was transferred from Georgia, as compared to 19.8 million USD (or 51.8 million GEL) in December 2017.
Present statistical information is published on the website of
the National Bank of Georgia at the following address:
https://www.nbg.gov.ge/uploads/moneytransfers/money_transfers_by_countries_eng.xlsx