Kyrgyzstan
World Bank name: Kyrgyz Republic
- Capital
- Bishkek
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 7.3 million (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Kyrgyzstan rose 8.2% in 2025, faster than in most countries.
- Kyrgyzstan's economy grew 11.1% in 2025, faster than most economies.
- Output per person in Kyrgyzstan was US$3,081 in 2025, lower than in most countries.
- 3.5% of Kyrgyzstan's labour force had no job in 2025, a lower share than in most countries.
- Kyrgyzstan's central government owed 38.7% of GDP in 2024, less than in most countries with data.
- Kyrgyzstan had 7.3 million people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 106th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Kyrgyzstan had a current account deficit of 22.6% of GDP in 2024, lower than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | Kyrgyzstan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.2% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Kyrgyzstan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.1% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −7.2% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Kyrgyzstan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$3,081 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$2,515 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$2,138 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$1,740 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$1,350 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$1,230 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$1,422 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$1,284 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$1,221 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$1,103 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Kyrgyzstan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.5% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | 5.9% |
Government debt
2024Central government debt, % of GDP
Since 2014
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| Year | Kyrgyzstan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38.7% | 53.2% |
| 2023 | 40.5% | 60.7% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | 55.6% |
| 2021 | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | 64.3% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | 49.2% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | 47.3% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | 51.2% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | 50.2% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | 49.4% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.3 million |
| 2024 | 7.2 million |
| 2023 | 7.1 million |
| 2022 | 7.0 million |
| 2021 | 6.9 million |
| 2020 | 6.7 million |
| 2019 | 6.6 million |
| 2018 | 6.4 million |
| 2017 | 6.3 million |
| 2016 | 6.2 million |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2000
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| Year | Kyrgyzstan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | −22.6% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | −44.9% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −42.4% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | −8.0% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −11.4% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −11.6% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −7.0% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −11.6% | −2.8% |
| 2015 | −15.8% | −2.8% |
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Kyrgyzstan since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Government debt: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics; Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.