Kyrgyzstan Current Account to GDP
Current account balance (trade, income and transfers) as a percentage of GDP.
Current Account to GDP in Kyrgyzstan decreased to -24.90 percent of GDP in 2025 from -22.60 percent of GDP in 2024.
Kyrgyzstan Current Account to GDP — History
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Kyrgyzstan Current Account to GDP — analysis in simple words
Latest reading
Current Account to GDP in Kyrgyzstan decreased to -24.90 percent of GDP in 2025 from -22.60 percent of GDP in 2024.
Over the last three years it rose once and fell twice.
Recent trend
A year earlier (2024) it was -22.6%, so the latest figure is 2.3 percentage points lower.
Over the past five years the average was -28.5%, with a range from -44.9% to -8.0%. The latest value is above that five-year average.
Historical context
This data series starts in 1992 and has 34 annual observations. The latest reading is higher than 6% of all of them.
The highest value on record is 10.1% (2003) and the lowest is -44.9% (2023). The long-run average is -11.0%.
Compared with other countries
Among 198 economies with recent data, Kyrgyzstan ranks 194th from the top. The median across all these economies is -1.1%, so Kyrgyzstan is below the typical country.
Within Europe & Central Asia (52 economies with data) it ranks 52nd; the regional median is -0.2%.
IMF outlook
The IMF World Economic Outlook projects -9.0% in 2026 and -8.7% in 2027 for Kyrgyzstan. Projections are forecasts, not actual data, and are revised as new information arrives.
Statistics
- Latest
- -24.9%2025
- Previous
- -22.6%
- 5-year average
- -28.5%
- Long-run average
- -11.0%since 1992
- All-time high
- 10.1%2003
- All-time low
- -44.9%2023
- Observations
- 34Annual
Recent Data
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 IMF proj. | -5.0% | ▲ +0.1 pp |
| 2030 IMF proj. | -5.1% | ▲ +1.0 pp |
| 2029 IMF proj. | -6.1% | ▲ +1.2 pp |
| 2028 IMF proj. | -7.3% | ▲ +1.4 pp |
| 2027 IMF proj. | -8.7% | ▲ +0.3 pp |
| 2026 IMF proj. | -9.0% | ▲ +15.9 pp |
| 2025 | -24.9% | ▼ −2.3 pp |
| 2024 | -22.6% | ▲ +22.3 pp |
| 2023 | -44.9% | ▼ −3.0 pp |
| 2022 | -41.9% | ▼ −33.9 pp |
| 2021 | -8.0% | ▼ −12.5 pp |
| 2020 | 4.5% | ▲ +16.0 pp |
| 2019 | -11.5% | ▲ +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | -12.1% | ▼ −5.9 pp |
| 2017 | -6.2% | ▲ +5.4 pp |
| 2016 | -11.6% | ▲ +4.3 pp |
| 2015 | -15.9% | ▲ +1.1 pp |
| 2014 | -17.0% | ▼ −3.1 pp |
| 2013 | -13.9% | ▲ +1.6 pp |
| 2012 | -15.5% | ▼ −7.8 pp |
| 2011 | -7.7% | ▼ −1.1 pp |
| 2010 | -6.6% | ▼ −2.3 pp |
| 2009 | -4.3% | ▲ +9.5 pp |
| 2008 | -13.8% | ▼ −8.7 pp |
| 2007 | -5.1% | ▼ −2.6 pp |
| 2006 | -2.5% | ▼ −6.3 pp |
| 2005 | 3.8% | ▼ −2.3 pp |
| 2004 | 6.1% | ▼ −4.0 pp |
| 2003 | 10.1% | ▲ +7.3 pp |
| 2002 | 2.8% |
Current Account to GDP — Kyrgyzstan vs Peers
Latest available reading for each economy (periods may differ). Kyrgyzstan highlighted.
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Understanding Current Account to GDP — a simple guide
What it measures
The current account balance — trade in goods and services plus net income and transfers from abroad — as a percentage of GDP.
How it is calculated
Current account balance (trade in goods and services + income from abroad + transfers such as remittances) ÷ GDP × 100.
If a country’s current account deficit is $40 billion and GDP is $4,000 billion, the ratio is −1%.
A surplus means the country earns more from the world than it spends and lends the difference abroad.
A deficit must be financed by foreign investment or borrowing. Large deficits can make a currency more sensitive to global capital flows.
Why it matters for the economy and markets
It shows whether a country is a net lender to or borrower from the rest of the world. Large deficits must be financed by foreign capital, which can make a currency sensitive to shifts in global risk appetite.
How to read it
Deficits of around 3% of GDP or more are commonly watched by markets, especially when financed by short-term flows rather than direct investment.
What to look at alongside it
Foreign direct investment, foreign exchange reserves, exchange rate and oil prices.
Key terms
- Remittances
- Money sent home by people working abroad.
- CAD
- Current account deficit.
Data source
IMF — World Economic Outlook (series BCA_NGDPD), annual data from 1992 to 2025. Values are shown exactly as published by the source and may be revised later.
How to use the chart
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Data are sourced from official international organisations (IMF, World Bank, BIS) and national authorities, and are shown for educational and informational purposes only. They are not investment advice and no recommendation is made. Figures may be revised by the source; IMF figures for the current and future years are projections. This page was last updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026.