In 2023 year the number of Georgian resident travellers’ trips abroad equaled 2.8 million, which is 31.6% higher compared to the data of the previous year. Most of the trips, 46.5%, were made by travellers of 31-50 age group, - according to the preliminary data from the National Statistics Office Of Georgia (Geostat).
As of the document, the number of outbound visits by Georgian visitors from above-mentioned number made up 2.2 million, which is 32.7 percent higher compared to the data of 2022 year.
Outbound visitors have made 1.4 million tourist-type visits, which is 43.9 percent higher compared to the data of the previous year. The chart below shows the distribution of visits made by outbound visitors by the type of visit.
The majority of outbound visits, 49.0 percent, were made by the visitors of age group of 31-50 years. The number of visits made by women equaled to 46.6 percent of the total number of visits.
In 2023 year the purpose of the majority of outbound visits (35.4 percent) was shopping.
The majority of outbound visits were made in Turkey and Armenia, 1.0 million and 349.0 thousand accordingly. The chart below illustrates the distribution of outbound visits by the visited countries.
In 2023 year the average number of nights spent during the visits equaled to 6.5 nights, which is 7.1 percent higher than the figure indicated in 2022 year (6.1 nights). 97.2 percent of outbound visits was repeating visit. The chart below shows the distribution of outbound visits by the level of satisfaction in 2023 year.
The expenditures during the visits made in 2023 year equaled to 2.0 billion GEL, which is 11.5 percent higher compared to the data from the previous year. Average expenditure on the visit decreased by 15.9 percent compared to 2022 year and amounted to 906.7 GEL.
