2019: Georgians spent 2.4 billion GEL abroad

Georgian citizens spent 2.35 billion GEL ($0.82 bln/€0.74) abroad by bank cards in 2019 which is 34 per cent more compared to last year, reports the National Bank of Georgia (NBG).

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In 2018, Georgian citizens spent 1.757 billion GEL ($0.61 bln/€0.55 bln) abroad by bank cards reports data from the NBG.

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Data from the NBG show that Georgian citizens spent 230.7 million GEL ($79.9 mln/€72.4 mln) abroad by bank cards in December 2019, which is 44.5 per cent more compared to the same period of last year.