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In 2016 6,360,503 tourists entered Georgia (the noted amount exceeds the data of 2015 by 8%, 459,409 people). The most number of tourists were from Azerbaijan (1,523,703), Armenia (1,496,437), Turkey (1,256,561) and Russia (1,038,750) – the number of tourists from neighboring countries (5,315,451 people) made up 84% of total tourists’ amount.
Income received from international tourism in 2016 made up 2,166,334 USD (exceeded 2015 by 230,419 people).
TOP 15 Countries
The first 15 countries as per tourists’ number:
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | Change | |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1,393,257 | 1,523,703 | 130,446 |
| 2 | Armenia | 1,468,888 | 1,496,437 | 27,549 |
| 3 | Turkey | 1,391,721 | 1,256,561 | -135,160 |
| 4 | Russia | 926,144 | 1,038,750 | 112,606 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 141,734 | 174,858 | 33,124 |
| 6 | Iran | 25,273 | 147,937 | 122,664 |
| 7 | Israel | 59,487 | 92,215 | 32,728 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 36,777 | 48,849 | 12,072 |
| 9 | Poland | 41,425 | 44,436 | 3,011 |
| 10 | Germany | 36,826 | 40,915 | 4,089 |
| 11 | Belarus | 28,959 | 37,110 | 8,151 |
| 12 | India | 12,114 | 36,410 | 24,296 |
| 13 | USA | 31,147 | 34,250 | 3,103 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 9,850 | 21,257 | 11,407 |
| 15 | Greece | 19,221 | 20,340 | 1,119 |
Countries with Minimal Visitors:
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, Central African Republic –from each of these countries Georgia had even one visitor.
Types of visits
43% of tourists stayed in Georgia for 24 hours or more.
| Types of Visit | 2015 | 2016 |
| 24 hour and more | 2,281,971 | 2,720,970 |
| Transit | 1,400,835 | 1,321,344 |
| Same-day visit | 2,218,288 | 2,318,189 |
Types of Borders
82% of tourists entered Georgia through land territory, 0,8% – through sea border.
| Border Type | 2015 | 2016 |
| Land | 5,034,368 | 5,182,780 |
| Air | 764,588 | 1,066,597 |
| Railway | 62,664 | 60,389 |
| Sea | 39,474 | 50,737 |
Border Points
According to border points, visits are listed as follows:
| Borders | 2015 | 2016 |
| Sarpi | 1,406,998 | 1,262,799 |
| Sadakhlo | 1,087,763 | 1,164,810 |
| Tsiteli Khidi | 1,011,601 | 1,164,495 |
| Kazbegi | 908,684 | 931,924 |
| Airport Tbilisi | 627,903 | 845,874 |
| Tsodna | 224,394 | 198,558 |
| Ninotsminda | 205,160 | 193,544 |
| Airport Batumi | 77,490 | 129,718 |
| Vale | 91,920 | 108,561 |
| Airport Kutaisi | 59,195 | 91,005 |
| Vakhtangisi | 61,124 | 68,770 |
| Kartsakhi | 6,353 | 46,003 |
| Guguti | 29,618 | 42,494 |
| Railway Sadakhlo | 27,768 | 32,004 |
| Railway Gardabani | 34,896 | 28,385 |
| Port Poti | 15,483 | 25,786 |
| Port Batumi | 20,879 | 22,694 |
| Port Kulevi | 3,112 | 2,257 |
| Samtatskaro | 359 | 499 |
| Akhkerpi | 394 | 323 |
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The article is based on the data of Georgian National Tourism Administration.
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