In the five months of 2022, 468.1 thousand foreign citizens visited Azerbaijan, which increased the flow of tourists to the country by 2.2 times compared to the same period in 2021.
< p> According to Interfax with reference to the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan, the shares by countries from which foreign citizens arrived were distributed as follows:
- 24.8% – from Turkey;
- 13.8% from Iran;
- 5.6% from Georgia;
- 3.7 % — from Saudi Arabia;
- 2.8% — from the United Arab Emirates;
- 2.7% — from Ukraine;
- 2.4% each — from India and Pakistan;
- 1.7% from Kazakhstan;
- 1.3% from Kuwait;
- 1.2% from the UK;
- 12.9% from other countries.
< li> 24.7% from Russia;
If we compare the statistics on the tourist flow to Azerbaijan for January-May 2022 and 2021, the tourist flow from the Persian Gulf countries increased by 2.9 times – up to 107.9 thousand people, from the CIS countries – by 1.8 times – up to 149.7 thousand people, from EU member states – 2.6 times – up to 22.6 thousand people.