Source
Central bank

National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic

International Reserves

USD 2.1 billion (2018)

International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019

Gross Domestic Product - GDP

USD 8.1 billion (2018, estimate)

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

Intl$ 24.5 billion (2018, estimate)

Real GDP growth
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
8.4% 7.6% 2.9% -0.5% 6% -0.1% 10.9%
2014 2015 2016* 2017* 2018*    
4% 3.9% 4.3% 4.7% 3.5%    

*Estimate

GDP per capita - current prices

USD 1,268.0 (2018, estimate)

GDP per capita - PPP

Intl$ 3,843.6 (2018, estimate)

GDP (PPP) - share of world total
1980 1990 2000 2010 2019*
N/A N/A 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%

*Estimate

 
 
Source
GDP - composition by sector
  • agriculture: 11.6% 
  • industry: 27.5% 
  • services: 49.8%

(2018 estimate)

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)

N/A

 

Inflation
2015 2016 2017 2018* 2019*
6.5% 0.4% 3.2% 1.5% 1.3%

*Estimate

Unemployment rate
2015 2016 2017 2018* 2019*
7.6% 7.2% 6.9% 6.6% 6.6%

*Estimate

Household saving rates

N/A

Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
2015 2016 2017 2018* 2019*
67.1% 59.1% 58.8% 56% 56.3%

*Estimate

Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
2015 2016 2017 2018* 2019*
-2.7% 6.4% -4.6% -1.3% -2.7%

*Estimate

Government bond ratings

Standard & Poor's: NR

Moody's: B2

Standard & Poor's / Moody's 

Market value of publicly traded shares
2016 2017 2018
N/A N/A N/A
Largest companies

N/A

 
 
Source
Current account balance

USD -0.7 billion (2018 estimate)

Current account balance by percentage of GDP

-8.7 % (2018 estimate)

Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)

32.7% (2018)

Shares in world total merchandising export

0.01% (2018)

Shares in world total commercial services export

0.01% (2018)

Total exports

USD 2.6 billion (2018 estimate)

Export commodities

Gold, cotton, wool, garments, meat; mercury, uranium, electricity; machinery; shoes

Total imports

USD 5.5 billion (2018 estimate)

 
 
Source
Import commodities

Oil and gas, machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs

Exports - major partners

Switzerland 59.1%, Uzbekistan 9.4%, Kazakhstan 5.1%, Russia 4.9%, UK 4% (2017)

Imports - major partners

China 32.6%, Russia 24.8%, Kazakhstan 16.4%, Turkey 4.8%, US 4.2% (2017)

FDI inflows
2016 2017 2018
USD 616 million USD -107 million USD 47 million
FDI outflows
2016 2017 2018
USD 0.0 million USD -29.0 million USD 1.0 million
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
2015 2016 2017 2018
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014

N/A

Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015

N/A

Best countries for doing business

Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.

Overall ranking:

80 out of 190 countries

​Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 42 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 90 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 143 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 7 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 15 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 128 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 117 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 89 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 134 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 78 out of 190 countries

Global competitiveness ranking

96 out of 141 countries

(2019)

Index of Economic Freedom

Ranking: 79 / Score: 62.3 (Moderately free)

(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)

 
 
Source
Time zone

UTC+6

Total area

199,951 sq km

Capital

Bishkek

Currency

Soms (KGS)

Government type

Parliamentary republic

Languages

Kyrgyz (official) 71.4%, Uzbek 14.4%, Russian (official) 9%, other 5.2% (2009 est.)

Religions

Muslim 90% (majority Sunni), Christian 7% (Russian Orthodox 3%), other 3% (includes Jewish, Buddhist, Baha'i) (2017 est.)

Total population
1990 2000 2010 2015 2020*
N/A 4.88million 5.42million 5.9 million 6.52 million

*Estimate

 
 
Source
Urban population as % of total population
1960 1980 2000 2018
34.2% 38.6% 35.3% 36.4%
Population median age

26.8 years 

Population growth rate

1.02% (2018 estimate)

Life expectancy

71.2 years (2018 estimate)

Literacy

Total population: 99.5% 
Male: 99.6% 
Female: 99.4%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)

% of population living on less than $3.10 a day

19.6% (last available estimate, 2017)

Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)

27.3 (last available estimate, 2017)

(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)

Freedom House rating

Partly Free
Political Rights: 5
Civil Liberties: 4 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)               

Source
Total telephone subscribers as % of population

Fixed: 5.3% Mobile: 122.6% (2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)

Internet users as % of total population

38 % (2017)

Mercer Cost of living index

Bishkek: 206th (2019)

CO2 emissions

1.65 metric tons per capita (2014)

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