China accounts for 35.8 per cent of Kyrgyzstan’s imports — the country’s key trading partners

Kyrgyzstan’s foreign trade continues to depend largely on a limited number of countries, both for exports and imports.

In terms of exports outside the CIS, China plays a key role, accounting for 8.7% of total exports. It is followed by the United Arab Emirates with a share of 7.9% and Turkey with 3.1%.

Among the CIS countries, the bulk of export operations is accounted for by Russia (29.3%), Kazakhstan (21.6%) and Uzbekistan (12.3%), which highlights the high concentration of trade links within the region.

Import dependence on individual countries is even more pronounced. Among non-CIS countries, China remains the largest supplier, accounting for 35.8% of total imports. Significantly smaller shares are accounted for by the Republic of Korea (3.7%) and Turkey (2.7%).

Within the CIS, the main sources of imported goods are Russia (25.8%), Kazakhstan (10%) and Uzbekistan (6.2%), which also indicates a high concentration of supplies from a limited number of partners.