Merchandise trade in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Merchandise trade was 69.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Kyrgyzstan, 1992–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Kyrgyzstan stood at 69.9%.
That represents a change of down 27.9% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 115.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1992.
That places Kyrgyzstan 69th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 31.7% | — |
| 1993 | 38.0% | +19.7% |
| 1994 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 56.0% | +43.7% |
| 1996 | 73.5% | +31.1% |
| 1997 | 74.3% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 82.4% | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 86.1% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 61.8% | -20.8% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | +38.1% |
| 2007 | 108.1% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 115.3% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 100.5% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 103.9% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 100.7% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 110.0% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 110.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 102.2% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +30.9% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 104.8% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | -7.3% |
| 2025 | 69.9% | -27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.1% | 31.7% | 86.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 61.8% | 115.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 74.4% | 110.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 68.8% | 104.8% | 6 |
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More private sector data for Kyrgyzstan
- 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$), annual growth rate -44.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,767 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Kyrgyzstan?
- Merchandise trade in Kyrgyzstan was 69.9% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 115.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1992.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for merchandise trade?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 69th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.