Money Transfers in May
In May 2014, the volume of money transfers from abroad constituted 126.4 million USD (223.0 million GEL), which is 11.7 million USD (20.6 million GEL), or 10.2 percent more than the amount in May 2013.
90.5 percent of the total money transfers from abroad came from 9 big donor countries, with the volume of transfers from of these countries each exceeding 1.5 million USD in May 2014. In May 2013 the share of these 9 countries constituted 90.2 percent of the total volume of money transfers.
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Volume of money transfers in May 2014 |
Structure of money transfers by the biggest donor countries % |
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May 2013 |
May 2014 |
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Total |
126.4 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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Russia |
64.2 |
53.1 |
50.8 |
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Greece |
17.8 |
13.4 |
14.0 |
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Italy |
11.1 |
7.8 |
8.8 |
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United States |
6.9 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
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Turkey |
5.7 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
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Spain |
2.6 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
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Ukraine |
2.3 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
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Germany |
2.0 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
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Israel |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
In May 2014, 14.5 million USD (or 25.5 million GEL) was transferred from Georgia, as compared to 12.2 million USD (or 20.0 million GEL) in May 2013.
Present statistical information is published on the website of the National Bank of Georgia at the following address: http://nbg.gov.ge/index.php?m=306&lng=eng