Money Transfers in February

Money Transfers in February

15 March, 2013
In February 2013, the volume of money transfers from abroad constituted 103.6 million USD (171.6 million GEL), which is 7.5 million USD (12.5 million GEL), or 7.9 percent more than the same amount for February 2012.




96.3 percent of total money transfers from abroad fall on those 11 big donor countries, from which the volume of such transfers exceeded 1 million USD in February. In February 2012 the share of these 11 countries constituted 90.1 percent of the total volume of money transfers. 

 

 

Volume of money transfers in February, 2013

Million US Dollars

Structure of money transfers by the biggest donor countries %

February, 2012

February, 2013

Total     

103.6

100.0

100.0

Russia

56.0

53.4

54.1

Greece

13.6

12.4

13.1

Italy

8.4

8.6

8.1

USA

5.4

6.0

5.2

Ukraine

3.0

4.0

2.9

Turkey

2.6

2.4

2.5

Spain

1.9

2.7

1.8

Israel

1.5

1.3

1.5

United Kingdom

1.4

1.2

1.3

Azerbaijan

1.3

0.6

1.2

Germany

1.3

1.1

1.2

 

In February 2013, 10.8 million USD (or 17.9 million GEL) were transferred from Georgia instead of 7.5 million USD (or 12.5 million GEL) in February 2012.  

In the reference month, the structure of remittances by electronic wire systems is shown on the graph below.




 

Present statistical information is published on the website of the National Bank of Georgia at the following address:the http://nbg.gov.ge/index.php?m=306&lng=eng