International tourism, expenditures in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: International tourism, expenditures was 4.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Kyrgyzstan, 1996–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 4.6% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.1% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 12.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1996.
That places Kyrgyzstan 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.7% | — |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +98.4% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | +99.4% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +42.5% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +63.4% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +44.4% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | -20.5% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -50.1% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 4.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 4.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 3.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 3.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 58 Saudi Arabia 4.7% compare
- 59 Antigua and Barbuda 4.7% compare
- 60 Timor-Leste 4.6% compare
- 62 Angola 4.6% compare
- 63 Singapore 4.5% compare
- 64 Kenya 4.5% 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)
- Food exports 11.7% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Kyrgyzstan?
- International tourism, expenditures in Kyrgyzstan was 4.6% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.