Kyrgyzstan

Country in Asia

In brief

GDP growth per year: +11.1% (2025). World rank 5 of 209 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 47. Current account balance, share of GDP: -22.6% (2024). World rank 179 of 185; in Asia, 41 of 43. Remittances received, share of GDP: 17.6% (2024). World rank 16 of 178; in Asia, 4 of 38. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $6.7B → $22.6B, GDP per person $1,106 → $3,081, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $4,153 → $9,220. Better than all its neighbours (China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan): GDP growth per year, unemployment, and Gini index (0 = full equality).

Size and growth

GDP: $22.6B 2025
GDP per person: $3,081 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $9,220 2025
GDP growth per year: +11.1% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $2,800 2025
Inflation: +8.2% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 33 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 8% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 26.5% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 51.2% 2025
Unemployment: 3.5% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 8.2% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 44.1% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 26.8% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 65.6% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -22.6% 2024
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +2.8% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 17.6% 2024
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 19.6% 2024
Currency: Kyrgyz Som (KGS)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 27.5 2024
Living on under $3 a day: 2.2% 2024