flag Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan: Trade Profile

Foreign Trade in Figures

Kyrgyzstan is open to international trade, which accounts for around 99% of GDP (World Bank – latest data available). The government's trade policy aims to further integrate the country into the global economy, giving exporters better access to local markets and encouraging product diversification. Kyrgyzstan mainly exports petroleum oils (6.4%), precious-metal ores and concentrates (5.9%), dried leguminous vegetables (4.2%), waste and scrap of copper (3.9%), and cotton yarn other than sewing thread (3.7%); whereas imports are led by petroleum oils (9.0%), knitted or crocheted fabrics (5.5%), motor cars (5.5%), base metal mountings (4.5%), and parts of footwear (3.7% - data Comtrade 2022).

The main trading partners for exports are Russia (47.4%), Kazakhstan (18.2%), Uzbekistan (10.5%), Türkiye (6.2%), United Arab Emirates (4.5%), and China (2.7%). Kyrgyzstan's main import origins are China (41.5%), Russia (24.5%), Kazakhstan (7.8%), Türkiye (5.0%), Uzbekistan (3.7%), and the United States (2.4% - data Comtrade 2022). Kyrgyzstan has been a member of the Eurasian Economic Union – which also includes Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus - since August 2015; and a member of the WTO since 1998. The country has eliminated tariffs on raw materials, equipment, and certain goods that it cannot produce in sufficient quantity, in order to develop the domestic industry and secure supply for the population. Nevertheless, non-tariff barriers significantly slow down trade.

The Kyrgyz Republic has a structural trade deficit: in 2022, the country exported USD 2.1 billion worth of goods (-20.5% vis-à-vis one year earlier), whereas imports expanded by 72.5%, to USD 9.6 billion. In the same year, the exports of services totaled USD 1.2 million, against USD 1.3 million in imports (+243% and +85.1%, respectively). According to preliminary data released by the Kyrgyz National Statistics Committee, exports of goods stood at USD 3.3 billion in 2023, whereas imports totaled USD 12.4 billion (+46.8% and +26% year-on-year, respectively). China was Kyrgyzstan's top trading partner in 2023 (34.7% of the country's total trade volume), whereas the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union accounted for 27.8%.

 
Foreign Trade Indicators 20202021202220232024
Imports of Goods (million USD) 3,7195,5809,80312,51812,214
Exports of Goods (million USD) 1,9732,7522,2553,3853,828
Imports of Services (million USD) 5887231,4642,3343,349
Exports of Services (million USD) 4275191,3712,1303,440
Imports of Goods and Services (Annual % Change) -27396738-1
Exports of Goods and Services (Annual % Change) -271659-323
Trade Balance (million USD) -1,440-2,418-6,919n/an/a
Foreign Trade (in % of GDP) 79100134132128
Imports of Goods and Services (in % of GDP) 4964879584
Exports of Goods and Services (in % of GDP) 3036463743

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation ; World Bank - Latest available data.

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Main Partner Countries

Main Customers
(% of Exports)
2025
Switzerland 16.6%
Kazakhstan 15.8%
Uzbekistan 15.4%
United Kingdom 8.9%
China 5.8%
See More Countries 37.6%
Main Suppliers
(% of Imports)
2025
China 40.1%
Kazakhstan 9.7%
Uzbekistan 4.7%
South Korea 4.2%
Türkiye 3.1%
See More Countries 38.2%

Source: Comtrade, Latest Available Data

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Main Products

2.6 bn USD of products exported in 2025
Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, unwrought...Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, unwrought or not further worked than semi-manufactured or in powder form 25.9%
Precious-metal ores and concentratesPrecious-metal ores and concentrates 15.7%
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous...Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. crude); preparations containing >= 70% by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, n.e.s.; waste oils containing mainly petroleum or bituminous minerals 5.8%
Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbinesTurbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines 3.8%
Telephone sets, incl. telephones for cellular...Telephone sets, incl. telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, incl. apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network [such as a local or wide area network]; parts thereof (excl. than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 8443, 8525, 8527 or 8528) 3.7%
See More Products 45.2%
12.0 bn USD of products imported in 2025
Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally...Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars (excl. motor vehicles of heading 8702) 8.9%
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous...Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. crude); preparations containing >= 70% by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, n.e.s.; waste oils containing mainly petroleum or bituminous minerals 8.6%
Bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel, not...Bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but incl. those twisted after rolling (excl. in irregularly wound coils) 2.9%
Telephone sets, incl. telephones for cellular...Telephone sets, incl. telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, incl. apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network [such as a local or wide area network]; parts thereof (excl. than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 8443, 8525, 8527 or 8528) 2.5%
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, incl....Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, incl. chassis with engine and cab 2.5%
See More Products 74.6%

Source: Comtrade, Latest Available Data

 

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Trade Compliance

International Conventions
Member of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
International Economic Cooperation
Member of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

Member of Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC)

Useful Resources
National Organisation of Intellectual Property
The State Intellectual Property Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent).
 
 
 

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