Interior Ministry records 7,180,916 border crossings in Q3

The Ministry of Internal Affairs on Monday said the number of border crossings in Georgia totalled 7,180,916 in the third quarter of 2023, of which 76 percent were carried out by foreign citizens and 24 percent by Georgian nationals.

In the reporting period, the largest number of border crossings was recorded from the Russian citizens.

The top 10 countries with the highest numbers of border crossings were as follows:

1. Russia - 766,278 entries; 780,514 exits
2. Turkey - 551,107 entries; 553,600 exits
3. Armenia - 451,809 entries; 452,526 exits
4. EU countries - 181,170 entries; 182,244 exits
5. Israel - 90,269 entries; 89,921 exits
6. Kazakhstan - 83,882 entries; 84,948 exits
7. Belarus - 77,570 entries; 82,151 exits
8. Azerbaijan - 74,301 entries; 74,443 exits
9. Ukraine - 65,408 entries; 67,029 exits
10. Saudi Arabia - 56,716 entries; 60,693 exits

The Ministry said the total number of arrivals included 1,670,541 by individuals who stayed in Georgia for more than 24 hours, and 464,445 transit arrivals.