Small and medium-sized businesses in Kyrgyzstan have increased their exports but reduced their imports

In 2025, small and medium-sized businesses in Kyrgyzstan exported $951.3 million worth of goods. This is 4.5% more than the previous year. At the same time, entrepreneurs began purchasing fewer goods from abroad: imports fell by 11.2% to $5.23 billion.

This is according to data from the National Statistics Committee.

Kyrgyz entrepreneurs sold the most goods to CIS countries. Over the course of the year, exports to those countries grew from $676.8 million to $700 million.

Russia became the main buyer. Sales to that country increased from $430.5 million to $475.8 million.

At the same time, shipments to Uzbekistan fell from $144.5 million to $103.7 million, and to Kazakhstan—from $91.2 million to $76 million.

Small and medium-sized businesses sold $251.3 million worth of goods outside the CIS. In 2024, this figure was $233.7 million.

The situation is the opposite when it comes to purchases from abroad. Entrepreneurs began buying fewer goods from countries outside the CIS: imports from those countries fell from $4.53 billion to $3.76 billion. At the same time, purchases from CIS countries rose from $1.37 billion to $1.48 billion.

Despite the growth in exports, Kyrgyz businesses still buy much more from other countries than they sell to them.