Travel services in Georgia
Georgia: Travel services was 55.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Georgia, 1997–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Georgia stood at 55.2%.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Georgia peaked at 71.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 1997.
Georgia ranks 54th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Travel services in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 23.7% | — |
| 1998 | 51.4% | +117.0% |
| 1999 | 54.5% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | -29.5% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 58.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | -51.8% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +42.6% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | +26.3% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 57.4% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 55.2% | -3.8% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 55.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.1%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 55.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 2.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services 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 | +117.0% | 23.7% | 51.4% |
| 2020 | -51.8% | 71.0% | 34.2% |
| 2021 | +42.6% | 34.2% | 48.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 23.7% | 54.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 30.1% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 40.2% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 34.2% | 61.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 51 Eritrea 57.0%
- 52 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.0% compare
- 53 Montenegro 55.6% compare
- 55 Mexico 54.7% compare
- 56 Benin 54.4% compare
- 57 Seychelles 54.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Georgia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 266.07 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 67.6 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.66 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 420.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Georgia?
- Travel services in Georgia was 55.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 1997.
- How does Georgia rank for travel services?
- Georgia ranks 54th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.