Travel services in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Travel services was 17.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Kyrgyzstan, 1993–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 17.1% for travel services in 2024.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 44.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1993.
That places Kyrgyzstan 116th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.8% | — |
| 1994 | 3.3% | +324.6% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -31.1% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +249.6% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | +54.2% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -29.9% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +53.5% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +118.8% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +79.5% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | -40.8% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +38.1% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | -27.4% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -61.2% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -33.4% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +48.0% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +29.4% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | -11.2% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 17.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.6%, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 17.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 82% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +324.6% | 0.8% | 3.3% |
| 1999 | +249.6% | 2.0% | 7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 0.8% | 7.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 6.9% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 18.7% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 10.1% | 19.3% | 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)
- 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 travel services in Kyrgyzstan?
- Travel services in Kyrgyzstan was 17.1% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1993.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for travel services?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 116th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.