The Information Analytical Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs presents the statistic data on the visitors having crossed the state border of Georgia during the last month, in particular:
In September, 2017 763 729 visitors arrived to Georgia which is more by 20,9% than the index of the same period in 2016.
In January-September period the number of visitors amounted to 5 822 835 which is more by 19,2% than the index of the same period in 2016, as for the number of tourists, it has amounted to 2 783 594visits which is more by 28,8% than the index of the same period in 2016.
According to the new method of calculation, the number of visitors having crossed the state border of Georgia in September 2017 is the following:
a) Tourist – 380 895 (49.9%, of general number; increase by 24,8% in comparison with the index of the same period in 2016);
b) Transit –182 356 visits (23,9%, of general number, in comparison with the index of the last year the number increased by 22,6%);
c) Other – 200 478 visits (26,2% of general number, increase by 12,7% in comparison with the index of the last year).
The most of the visits in September 2017, were paid from Russia (+32%) Azerbaijan (+15.6%), Armenia (+11.8%%) Turkey (+10,5%), Ukraine (+0,2%) and Iran (+80%); Positive tendencies are also retained by the EU states in January-September. The following countries took leading positions: Great Britain,Germany, France, Poland, Lithuania and Italy (33%, 32%, 29%, 21%, 18% and 16%), Near Esat -Israel (35%) Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan (17%), Uzbekistan (93%). In East European countries Belarus is leading with (30%). Herewith, the number of visitors from the United states has reached 26%.
