Kyrgyzstan has updated its system of allowances and regional coefficients for high-altitude and remote areas

On 5 June 2026, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic adopted Resolution No. 398 ‘On guarantees and compensation for persons living and working in high-altitude areas of the Kyrgyz Republic’ and Resolution No. 399 “On the regulation of the application of guarantees and compensation to persons living and working in remote, hard-to-reach and certain high-altitude settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic”.

The documents have been drawn up as part of the implementation of the Law “On State Guarantees and Compensation for Persons Living and Working in High-Altitude and Remote, Inaccessible Areas” and are aimed at updating the mechanism for the provision of social payments and allowances.

The decrees regulate the procedure for applying regional coefficients to wages, as well as other social guarantees and compensations for citizens working and living in the relevant regions of the country.

With the adoption of the new regulations, Government Decree No. 377 of 25 June 1997 “On the Provision of State Support to Persons Living and Working in High-Altitude and Remote Areas of the Kyrgyz Republic”, which had been in force for almost three decades, ceases to apply.

In accordance with the law, the new decrees come into force 10 days after their official publication. The documents are available on the website of the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Migration.

Under the updated system, the very principle of determining regional coefficients has been revised. They are now set according to the altitude of a settlement above sea level, rather than being historically assigned to specific villages and towns.

According to the new scale, the coefficients are distributed as follows:

• up to 1,800 metres — no coefficient
• 1,800 – 1,899 m — 1.10
• 1,900 – 1,999 m — 1.20
• 2,000 – 2,199 m — 1.30
• 2,200 – 2,399 m — 1.40
• 2,400 – 2,599 m — 1.50
• 2,600 – 2,799 m — 1.60
• 2,800 – 2,999 m — 1.70
• 3,000 m and above — 1.80

A comparison of the old and new lists shows that the coefficients will be reduced for a number of settlements, particularly in the Naryn and Chui regions, where fixed higher rates previously applied.

For example, for the city of Naryn, the coefficient has been reduced from 1.50 to 1.30; a similar reduction is planned for At-Bashy and a number of other settlements. In the Suusamyr Valley, the coefficients have also been reduced by an average of 0.20 points.

At the same time, maximum values of up to 1.80 remain in place for some high-altitude areas, particularly in regions at altitudes exceeding 3,000 metres.

You can find out more about the new list via the link.