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Key indicators of Kyrgyzstan for two selected years side by side: values, change and the president of each year. A year is not a term: term results are on the presidents comparison page.

2018 → 2019: Public debt, % of GDP (Ministry of Finance): 54.8% of GDP → 48.8% of GDP; Real GDP growth: 3.8% → 4.6%; Inflation (CPI), annual average: 1.5% → 1.1%.

Data as of October 6, 2026

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2018 and 2019: indicators side by side

Change is the second year against the first: in percentage points for rates and shares, otherwise as a percentage (or a multiple), with the difference in the indicator’s units below.

2018 and 2019: indicators side by side
Indicator2018Jeenbekov2019JeenbekovChangePosition of the values on a shared scaleSources
Debt and reserves
Public debt, % of GDP (Ministry of Finance)% of GDP54.8% of GDPrecalculated by news.kg48.8% of GDPrecalculated by news.kgseries break
External public debtUSD million$3,826Mrecalculated by news.kg$3,851Mrecalculated by news.kgAlmost unchanged (+0.7%) compared with 2018 (recalculated by news.kg). Almost unchanged.$+25M
Domestic public debtUSD million$639Mrecalculated by news.kg$737Mrecalculated by news.kg15% more compared with 2018 (recalculated by news.kg). Neutral indicator — not coloured.$+97.9M
Public debt, totalUSD million$4,464Mrecalculated by news.kg$4,587Mrecalculated by news.kg2.8% more compared with 2018 (recalculated by news.kg). Change in the undesirable direction for this indicator.$+123M
Gross international reserves of the National BankUSD million$2,156M$2,424M12% more compared with 2018. Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.$+269M
Economy
Real GDP growth% year on year3.8%4.6%0.8 pp higher compared with 2018. Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.
GDP per capita (World Bank)USD$1,284$1,42211% more compared with 2018. Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.$+139
Inflation (CPI), annual average%1.54%1.13%Almost unchanged (−0.4 pp) compared with 2018. Almost unchanged.
Budget
State budget balance, % of GDP% of GDP−1.1% of GDPrecalculated by news.kg−0.1% of GDPrecalculated by news.kgseries break
State budget expenditureKGS million · nominalKGS 157,796MKGS 167,844M6.4% more compared with 2018. Neutral indicator — not coloured.KGS +10,048M
Living standards
Average monthly wage in USD (calculated)USD per month$239 per monthrecalculated by news.kg$247 per monthrecalculated by news.kg3.5% more compared with 2018 (recalculated by news.kg). Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.$+8.3 per month
Poverty rate%22.4%20.1%2.3 pp lower compared with 2018. Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.
Unemployment (ILO estimate)%4.56%5.45%0.9 pp higher compared with 2018. Change in the undesirable direction for this indicator.
Remittances, % of GDP% of GDP32.5% of GDP28.8% of GDP3.7 pp lower compared with 2018. Neutral indicator — not coloured.
Social facilities
Schools commissioned (pupil places)thousand pupil places9.6 thousand places10.5 thousand places9.4% more compared with 2018. Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.+0.9 thousand places
Kindergartens commissioned (places)places2,644 places3,090 places17% more compared with 2018. Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.+446 places
Hospitals commissioned (beds)beds155 beds536 beds3.46 times as much compared with 2018. Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.+381 beds
Outpatient clinics commissioned (visits per shift)visits per shift823 visits per shift1,587 visits per shift93% more compared with 2018. Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.+764 visits per shift
Housing completedthousand m²1,312 thousand m²1,380 thousand m²5.2% more compared with 2018. Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.+68.5 thousand m²
Repairs of social facilities, totalKGS million · nominalKGS 5,590MKGS 6,410M15% more compared with 2018. Neutral indicator — not coloured.KGS +820M
School repairsKGS million · nominalKGS 545MKGS 451M17% less compared with 2018. Neutral indicator — not coloured.KGS −94M
Infrastructure
Electricity generation, totalGWh15,728 GWh15,115 GWh3.9% less compared with 2018. Change in the undesirable direction for this indicator.−613 GWh
Net electricity imports (calculated)GWh−738 GWh−0.2 GWh738 GWh more compared with 2018. Change in the undesirable direction for this indicator.
Paved roads commissioned (National Statistics Committee)km291 km54.1 km81% less compared with 2018. Change in the undesirable direction for this indicator.−237 km
Water supply networks commissionedkm433 km651 km50% more compared with 2018. Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.+218 km
Gas networks commissionedkm278 km47.3 km83% less compared with 2018. Change in the undesirable direction for this indicator.−231 km