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Kyrgyzstan’s GDP grew 11.1% in 2025

The National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan has published data of the country’s economic development in 2025.

In 2025, gross domestic product (GDP) growth was 11.1%.

Industrial production grew by 10.6%, driven by a 1.7-fold growth in pharmaceutical production, increase in the production of rubber, plastic, and construction materials by 35.7%, wood, paper, and printing products by 30.5%, food products (including beverages) and tobacco by 30.1%, chemical products by 19.8%, and mining products by 14.2%.

Construction was the fastest-growing sector of Kyrgyzstan’s economy, with a growth of 21.1%, followed by wholesale and retail trade with 17.8% growth. Agriculture grew by a modest 2.2%.

Kyrgyzstan’s economy remained service-oriented, with service industries accounting for over 51% of GDP in 2025, while goods-producing industries accounted for 34.4%.

Kyrgyzstan’s foreign trade continued to decline, with a significant decrease in exports.

Foreign trade volume in January-November 2025 amounted to $14 billion, a 12.2% decrease compared to January-November 2024. Exports decreased by 43.5%, while imports increased by 0.5%.

In January-November 2025, Kyrgyzstan’s trade with fellow member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)—Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia—amounted to $4.9 billion, an increase of 1.3%. Russia (64.1%) and Kazakhstan (33.5%) were the largest trading partners.

In 2025, Kyrgyzstan harvested 1.8 million tons of grain from ​​605,900 hectares, a 14.2% decrease compared to the previous year.

Wheat harvest decreased by 26.8%, barley by 26.5%, sugar beet by 43.7%, tobacco by 44.2%, cotton by 49.2%, oilseeds by 11.7%, legumes by 3.6%, and potatoes by 1.7%.

At the same time, corn harvest increased by 5.1%, rice by 17%, vegetables by 11.3%, fruits and berries by 17.5%, and melons and watermelons by 7.1%.

In 2025, consumer prices and utilities tariffs increased by 9.4%. Prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 9.9%, alcoholic beverages and tobacco products by 8%, non-food products by 7.8%, and tariffs for services by 11.2%.

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