Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 28.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech exports in Kyrgyzstan, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 28.6% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024.
The figure is down 23.2% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 52.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2012.
That places Kyrgyzstan 82nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.1% | — |
| 1991 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 35.4% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 35.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 45.5% | +28.3% |
| 1999 | 38.1% | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 45.2% | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | -39.5% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | -26.8% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +49.6% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | -42.3% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | +126.2% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | -22.0% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -39.8% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | +72.3% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | -23.2% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 28.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 28.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.2%, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +126.2% | 18.7% | 42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9% | 34.1% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 19.7% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 14.6% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 20.1% | 37.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
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)
- Commercial service imports 3.41 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 11.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 32.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 3.32 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 388.39 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Kyrgyzstan?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Kyrgyzstan was 28.6% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2012.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 82nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.