| Region | Central Asia | |
| Population (000, 2024) | 7 186a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2024) | 37.5a | |
| Capital city | Bishkek | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2024) | 1 017.2c | |
| UN membership date | 02 March 1992 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 199 949b | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 97.8a | |
| National currency | Som (KGS) | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 89.1d |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 6 678 | 7 781 | 10 931b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | 3.9 | -8.4 | 7b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 1 129.0 | 1 211.1 | 1 648.5b |
| Economy: Agriculturee,f (% of Gross Value Added) | 15.4 | 14.7 | 13.7b |
| Economy: Industrye,g (% of Gross Value Added) | 27.5 | 31.5 | 27.2b |
| Economy: Services and other activitye,h (% of GVA) | 57.1 | 53.8 | 59b |
| Employment in agriculturei (% of employed) | 30.4 | 25.1 | 24.6b |
| Employment in industryi (% of employed) | 22.4 | 23.7 | 24.6b |
| Employment in servicesi (% employed) | 47.3 | 51.2 | 50.9b |
| Unemployment (% of labour force) | 3.3i | 4.6 | 4.1i |
| Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %) | 54.8 / 76.4 | 53.2 / 77.2 | 53.4 / 78.9i |
| CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100) | 146 | 166 | 234d |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 102 | 110 | 113b |
| International trade: exports (million current US$) | 1 441 | 1 864 | 5 292i,d |
| International trade: imports (million current US$) | 4 068 | 3 387 | 12 062i,d |
| International trade: balance (million current US$) | - 2 627 | - 1 523 | - 6 770i,d |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | - 1 052 | 374 | - 5 180b |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.5a |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 35.8 | 36.6c | ... |
| Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 1.8j | ... | ... |
| Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 3.2 | 3 | 2.8a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 73.4 / 65.8 | 72.7 / 65.9 | 75.4 / 68.3a |
| Population age distributionk (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 31.8 / 8.1 | 32.9 / 8.8 | 32.3 / 9.5a |
| International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) | 204.4 / 3.4l | 199.0 / 3.1l | ... / ... |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | 14.3 | 0.6 | 1.3d |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 22.2 | 18.2 | 14.6a |
| Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP) | 7.1 | 5.3i,m | 5.4i,m,n |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 2.2o | 2.2c | 2.1n |
| Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) | 6 | 6.6 | ... |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 99.7 / 102.3 | 96.3 / 97.8 | 95.6 / 96.7d |
| Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 92.7 / 95.4 | 96.4 / 99.1 | 95.6 / 97.4d |
| Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 82.4 / 79.0 | 80.9 / 81.1 | 83.4 / 85.0d |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 23.3 | 19.2p | 21.1p |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants) | 30.2i | 72 | 79.8i,b |
| Research & Development expenditureq (% of GDP) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1b |
| Threatened species (number) | 41 | 43 | 62d |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7n |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 9.8 / 1.7 | 7.7 / 1.2 | 9.4 / 1.4n |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 75 | 103 | 106n |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 28 | 23 | 26n |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000) | 4 000 | 2 079 | 6 901b |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6d |
| Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %) | 90.6 / 53.7 | 91.8 / 67.3 | 91.8 / 67.3b |
| Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) | 83.6 / 95.8 | 85.8 / 96.5 | 86.3 / 96.5b |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 12.07 | 6.3 | 5.78n |
| Footnotes |
| a | Projected estimate (medium fertility variant). | |
| b | 2022 | |
| c | 2019 | |
| d | 2023 | |
| e | Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4. | |
| f | Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care. | |
| g | Excludes publishing activities. Includes irrigation canals. | |
| h | Includes publishing activities and landscape care. Excludes repair of personal and household goods. | |
| i | Estimate. | |
| j | Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year. | |
| k | Calculated by the UN Statistics Division. | |
| l | Including refugees. | |
| m | Break in the time series. | |
| n | 2021 | |
| o | 2014 | |
| p | Data are as at 1 January of reporting year. | |
| q | Excluding private non-profit. |