Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 8.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Kyrgyzstan, 1995–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Kyrgyzstan is 8.0%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 11.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
That places Kyrgyzstan 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +56.0% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -23.4% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +36.8% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +46.4% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +4.6% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 8.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 8.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.0%, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +56.0% | 5.1% | 8.0% |
| 2019 | +46.4% | 7.6% | 11.1% |
| 2015 | +36.8% | 6.1% | 8.3% |
| 2020 | -31.2% | 11.1% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 8.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 8.0% | 2 |
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 tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Kyrgyzstan?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Kyrgyzstan was 8.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).