Money Transfers in May
In May 2015, the volume of money transfers from abroad constituted 97.7 million USD (227.0 million GEL), which is 28.7 million USD (66.7 million GEL), or 22.7 percent less than the amount in May 2014.
92.0 percent of the total money transfers from abroad came from 12 big donor countries, with the volume of transfers from of these countries each exceeding 1 million USD in May 2015. In May 2014 the share of these 12 countries constituted 93.6 percent of the total volume of money transfers.
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Volume of money transfers in May 2015 Million US dollars |
Structure of money transfers by the biggest donor countries % |
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May 2014 |
May 2015 |
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Total |
97.7 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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EU Country, total |
34.2 |
30.1 |
35.0 |
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Of which: |
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Greece |
15.3 |
14.0 |
15.7 |
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Italy |
9.6 |
8.8 |
9.9 |
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Spain |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
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Germany |
2.2 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
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United Kingdom |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
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Other Countries |
63.5 |
69.9 |
65.0 |
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Of which: |
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Russia |
37.6 |
50.8 |
38.5 |
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United States |
8.5 |
5.5 |
8.7 |
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Turkey |
6.3 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
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Israel |
2.4 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
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Ukraine |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
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Azerbaijan |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
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Kazakhstan |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
In May 2015, 13.3 million USD (or 30.9 million GEL) was transferred from Georgia, as compared to 14.5 million USD (or 25.5 million GEL) in May 2014.
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.xls