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An economic atlas of Central Asia

Understanding Central Asia's Economy.

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Kyrgyzstan

Capital: Bishkek · Currency: Kyrgyz som

GDP
$22.6B
2025 · World Bank WDI
Real growth
11.1%
2025 · World Bank WDI
GDP per capita
$3,081
2025 · World Bank WDI
Population
7.3M
2025 · World Bank WDI
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Central Bishkek and the City Hall from above

Kyrgyzstan

GDP, nominal
$22.6B
GDP per capita
$3,081
GDP growth
11.1%
Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city and financial centre

Kazakhstan

GDP, nominal
$306.2B
GDP per capita
$14,692
GDP growth
6.5%
Tashkent's new business district

Uzbekistan

GDP, nominal
$147B
GDP per capita
$3,968
GDP growth
7.7%
New buildings in central Dushanbe

Tajikistan

GDP, nominal
$17.7B
GDP per capita
$1,637
GDP growth
8.4%
Neutrality Avenue, Ashgabat

Turkmenistan

GDP, nominal
$49.8B
GDP per capita
$6,540
GDP growth
6.3%

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Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan

GDP per capita, PPP

Int$9,2202025
Int$44,2932025

GDP growth

11.1%2025
6.5%2025

Inflation

8.2%2025
11.4%2025

Unemployment

3.5%2025
4.8%2025

Regional economic map

Seven regions and two cities of republican significance. Click a region to see official figures: population, GDP per person, wages, jobs and the structure of its economy.

Kyrgyzstan
BishkekOshJalal-AbadKarakolNarynTalasBatken

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Regions by GRP per person, KGS, 2024

Source: National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic

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Turbine hall of the Ekibastuz power station, Kazakhstan
Turbine hall of the Ekibastuz power station, KazakhstanPhoto: Yakov Fedorov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Data brief · Draft

A growth spurt: what is behind Kyrgyzstan's recent expansion?

Real GDP grew by an average of 9.2% a year over 2021–2025. This brief breaks the expansion down by sector and asks how much comes from re-export trade, construction and gold.