International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Georgia
Georgia: International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) was 9.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Georgia, 1997–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 9.9% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.4% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Georgia peaked at 39.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2020.
Georgia ranks 64th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.1% | — |
| 1998 | 34.4% | +163.7% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | -30.4% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -47.3% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +27.5% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 39.3% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -73.4% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 9.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 9.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +163.7% | 13.1% | 34.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 13.1% | 34.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.6% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 18.3% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More private sector data for Georgia
- Merchandise trade 67.7% (2025)
- Food imports 13.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 18.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 29.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 7.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 8.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,852 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Georgia?
- International tourism, receipts in Georgia was 9.9% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2020.
- How does Georgia rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Georgia ranks 64th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.