The dollar strengthened, the ruble weakened. The National Bank set the exchange rate for January 13

Since the beginning of 2026, the currency market in Kyrgyzstan has seen mixed dynamics among the world's major currencies. According to the National Bank, between January 1 and 13, 2026, the US dollar strengthened significantly, while the Russian ruble continued to decline.

The dollar rose from 87.4435 KGS to 87.45 KGS. This represents an increase of 0.0065 KGS, or +0.0074%.

Despite the modest nominal change, the dollar started the year with a strengthening, which cannot be said about the ruble, whose exchange rate fell from 1.1016 KGS to 1.0885 KGS.

The weakening amounted to 0.0131 KGS, or -1.19%, which is quite sharp, considering that only 12 days of the new year have passed. And, by the way, this is the strongest decline to date.

How other currencies performed:

• Euro on January 1: 102.5188, on January 13: 102.2072 (-0.3%);
• The tenge was 0.1731 on January 1 and 0.1716 on January 13 (-0.87%);
• The yuan was 12.5145 on January 1 and 12.541 on January 13 (+0.21%).

While the rise of the dollar is insignificant and does not particularly affect anything, the weakening of the ruble reduces the purchasing power of remittances from Russia, which remain an important source of income for many households.