Food exports in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Food exports was 11.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Kyrgyzstan, 1995–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Kyrgyzstan stood at 11.7%.
The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 28.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2003.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 124th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Food exports in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22.8% | — |
| 1996 | 28.4% | +24.5% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | -34.4% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -34.3% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +25.3% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -35.3% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +76.5% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -62.6% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +80.5% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -40.2% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | +15.7% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 11.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 11.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.0%, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 15.8% | 28.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 8.8% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 9.9% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 10.1% | 19.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 121 Mozambique 12.3% compare
- 122 Türkiye 12.3% compare
- 123 Luxembourg 11.8% compare
- 125 Romania 11.5% compare
- 126 Uzbekistan 11.4% compare
- 127 Italy 11.2% compare
More private sector data for Kyrgyzstan
- Merchandise trade 69.9% (2025)
- Food imports 12.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 12.97 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 32.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 388.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -44.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,767 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Kyrgyzstan?
- Food exports in Kyrgyzstan was 11.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2003.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for food exports?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 124th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.