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Export Market

Kyrgyzstan

ISO: KG / KGZ

Country Profile

Capital Bishkek
Population 7.3M
GDP $17.5B (2024)
GDP per Capita $2,420
Income Level Lower-Middle Income
Currency Kyrgyzstani som (KGS с)
Language Kyrgyz
Timezone UTC+06:00
Region Asia · Central Asia

Trade Partners

Kyrgyzstan Exports To

  • Switzerland 30.0%
  • Russia 19.0%
  • Kazakhstan 14.0%
  • UAE 10.0%
  • Turkey 8.0%

Key exports: gold, coal, precious metal ore, refined petroleum, garments (2023)

Kyrgyzstan Imports From

  • China 44.0%
  • Russia 12.0%
  • Kazakhstan 6.0%
  • Turkey 6.0%
  • Uzbekistan 4.0%

Key imports: cars, garments, refined petroleum, fabric, footwear (2023)

Economic Overview

landlocked, lower-middle-income Central Asian economy; natural resource rich; growing hydroelectricity and tourism; high remittances; corruption limits investment; COVID-19 and political turmoil hurt GDP, limited public revenues, and increased spending

Government: parliamentary republic

UK Trade Status

No FTA

There is currently no free trade agreement between the UK and Kyrgyzstan. Standard WTO terms apply.

Geographic Region

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Trading Bloc Memberships

Kyrgyzstan is a member of the following trade agreements and economic blocs.

EAEU Eurasian Economic Union Economic Union CIS Commonwealth of Independent States Economic Union

Export Guidance

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Also in This Region

🇦🇲 Armenia 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇬🇪 Georgia FTA 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 🇲🇩 Moldova FTA 🇷🇺 Russia 🇹🇯 Tajikistan

Official Resources

Government export support for Kyrgyzstan.

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