Refugees
56,999refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
11,409from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan has 7.3 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $23 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of its potash supply (FAOSTAT, 2024, estimated) and 95% of the gas it uses (EIA, 2024, preliminary).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 7.3 m (2025)
- Member of
- SCO, CSTO, Eurasian Economic Union, CIS (as of 10 Nov 2026)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$22.6billion124th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population7.3million106th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$3,081139th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP2.9% of GDP29th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person1.6t140th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Kyrgyzstan imports all of its potash supply and 95% of the gas it uses.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports 80% of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Ecuador → Kyrgyzstan as reported by the exporter | Kazakhstan, Ecuador |
| Natural gas | Imports most | Imports 95% of the gas it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Russia, Uzbekistan |
| Wheat | Imports some | Imports 27% of the wheat it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Russia |
| Maize | Low net trade | Exports 1.8% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Türkiye, Italy, China |
| Rice | Imports some | Imports 21% of the rice it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Kazakhstan, Russia, India |
| Soybeans | Low net trade | Imports 8.4% of the soybeans it usesFAOSTAT, use 2022 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Russia |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Russia, Belgium, Czechia |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: Türkiye, 45% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | Türkiye, Belarus, Russia |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: China, 45% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | China, Türkiye, Malaysia |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports 80% of the oil it uses
Main partners: Kazakhstan, Ecuador
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Ecuador → Kyrgyzstan as reported by the exporter
- Natural gasImports most
Imports 95% of the gas it uses Preliminary
Main partners: Russia, Uzbekistan
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- WheatImports some
Imports 27% of the wheat it uses
Main partners: Russia
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- MaizeLow net trade
Exports 1.8% of what it produces
Main partners: Türkiye, Italy, China
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceImports some
Imports 21% of the rice it uses
Main partners: Kazakhstan, Russia, India
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- SoybeansLow net trade
Imports 8.4% of the soybeans it uses
Main partners: Russia
FAOSTAT, use 2022 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Russia, Belgium, Czechia
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: Türkiye, 45% of imports
Main partners: Türkiye, Belarus, Russia
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: China, 45% of imports
Main partners: China, Türkiye, Malaysia
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Kyrgyzstan’s economy produced $23 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth11.1%2025 · 4th of 186 · World Bank
Inflation8.2%2025 · 24th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment3.5%2025 · 124th of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$5.09billion2024 · 96th of 164 · World Bank
Trade130% of GDP2024 · 37th of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$642million2025 · 114th of 200 · World Bank
People
Kyrgyzstan had 7.3 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Kyrgyzstan’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman2.802023 · 62nd of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age25.12023 · 165th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over6%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Climate and hazards
Kyrgyzstan emitted 11.8 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Kyrgyzstan’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions12Mt2024 · 107th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person1.6t2024 · 140th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 1750883Mt2024 · 85th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress3.32023 · 42nd of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Kyrgyzstan.
Sanctions
42entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 24, EU 2 and UK 16
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$4.13billioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
8publicly known incidents affecting Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
53 measures on this site have a recent figure for Kyrgyzstan.
| GDP | $23 bn | 2025 | 124th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $3,081 | 2025 | 139th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 11.1% | 2025 | 4th of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 8.2% | 2025 | 24th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 39% | 2025 | 134th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | 2.6% | 2025 | 21st of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | Estimate | 2025 | 190th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 3.5% | 2025 | 124th of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $5.1 bn | 2024 | 96th of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 130% | 2024 | 37th of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $642 m | 2025 | 114th of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 17.6% | 2024 | 14th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 7.3 m | 2025 | 106th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 7.1 m | 2023 | 107th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 2.80 | 2023 | 62nd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 25.1 | 2023 | 165th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 71.7 | 2023 | 157th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 11,409 | 2025 | 79th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 56,999 | 2025 | 76th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 7.8 | 2025 | 69th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 6 kb/d | 2025 | 79th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 30 kb/d | 2024 | 128th of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 84th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 0.6 bcm | 2024 | 99th of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 16 TWh | 2024 | 92nd of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 89% | 2024 | 27th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 9.7% | 2024 | 52nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 0% | 2024 | 178th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 0.7 Mt | 2024 | 60th of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 86th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 0.8 Mt | 2024 | 64th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 158th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 85th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 146th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 78th of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 80th of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.00 Mt | 2024 | 153rd of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.01 Mt | 2024 | 99th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 12 Mt | 2024 | 107th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 1.6 t | 2024 | 140th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 883 Mt | 2024 | 85th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 72% | 2023 | 17th of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 3.3 | 2023 | 42nd of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 1% | 2023 | 119th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 2.9% | 2025 | 29th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $601 m | 2025 | 95th of 150 | World Bank |
| Arms imports | 54 TIV m | 2023 | 57th of 125 | SIPRI |
| Arms exports | 34 TIV m | 2025 | 33rd of 44 | SIPRI |
| People using the internet | 92% | 2024 | 45th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $383 m | 2024 | 82nd of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 12% | 2024 | 46th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 42 | 2026 | 62nd of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $87 m | 2021 | 43rd of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Arms exports, Dependencies at a glance
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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