January 2021: money transfers to Georgia up 19.2%
Last month, remittances leaving Georgia totalled $17.2 million, as compared to $18.5 million in January 2020. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia received $149.8 million from abroad in January 2021, which is 19.2% more than the amount in January 2020, says the National Bank of Georgia.
Italy ($27.32 million), Russia ($23.18 million) and Greece ($18.62 million) were the largest remittance senders in January 2021.
Overall, the vast majority (93.2%) of all money transfers from abroad came from 16 countries.
Image: NBG.
Last month, remittances leaving Georgia totalled $17.2 million, as compared to $18.5 million in January 2020.
Georgia received $199.7 million from abroad in December 2020, which is 15.9 per cent more than the amount in December 2019, says the National Bank of Georgia.
Georgia received $181.7 million from abroad in October 2019, which is 18.6% more than the amount in October 2018, says the National Bank of Georgia.
The volume of money transfers to Georgia in August 2020 was $184.2 million, which is a 25.8 per cent increase compared to August 2019, says the National Bank of Georgia (NBG).
The volume of money transfers to Georgia in July 2020 was $188.7 million, which is a 22.1 per cent increase compared to July 2019, says the National Bank of Georgia (NBG).
Georgia received $161.4 million from abroad in February 2021, which is 17.5% more than the amount in February 2020, says the National Bank of Georgia. Italy ($28.55 million), Greece ($19.71 million) and Russia ($25.14 million) were the largest remittance senders in February 2021.
Georgia received $188.2 million from abroad in March 2021, which is 49.5% more than the amount in March 2020, says the National Bank of Georgia.
Georgia received $194.1 million from abroad in April 2021, which is 145.4% more than the amount in April 2020, says the National Bank of Georgia. Russia ($33.35 million), Italy ($31.73 million) and the United States ($24.88 million) were the largest remittance senders in April 2021.