U.S. - Kyrgyzstan Trade Facts
In 2019, Kyrgyzstan GDP was an estimated $8.3 billion (current market exchange rates); real GDP was up by an estimated 4.5%; and the population was 6 million. (Source: IMF)
Kyrgyzstan is currently our 191th largest goods trading partner with $26 million in total (two way) goods trade during 2019. Goods exports totaled $21 million; goods imports totaled $5 million. The U.S. goods trade surplus with Kyrgyzstan was $16 million in 2019.
According to the Department of Commerce, U.S. exports of goods to Kyrgyzstan supported an estimated 1 hundred jobs in 2015 (latest data available).
Exports
- Kyrgyzstan was the United States' 183th largest goods export market in 2019.
- U.S. goods exports to Kyrgyzstan in 2019 were $21 million, up 22.1 percent ($4 million) from 2018 but down 63 percent from 2009.
- The top export categories (2-digit HS) in 2019 were: machinery ($7 million), rubber ($3 million), electrical machinery ($2 million), vehicles ($2 million), and special other (returns) ($2 million).
- U.S. total exports of agricultural products to Kyrgyzstan totaled $855 thousand in 2019.
Imports
- Kyrgyzstan was the United States' 184th largest supplier of goods imports in 2019.
- U.S. goods imports from Kyrgyzstan totaled $5 million in 2019, down 29.0 percent ($2 million) from 2018, and down 12 percent from 2009.
- The top import categories (2-digit HS) in 2019 were: machinery ($1 million), vehicles ($1 million), tobacco ($892 thousand), other animal products ($493 thousand), and toys and sports equipment ($460 thousand).
- U.S. total imports of agricultural products from Kyrgyzstan totaled $2 million in 2019.
Trade Balance
- The U.S. goods trade surplus with Kyrgyzstan was $16 million in 2019, a 61.5 percent increase ($6 million) over 2018.
Investment
- U.S. foreign direct investment (FDI) in Kyrgyzstan (stock) was $38 million in 2019, a 40.7 percent increase from 2018. There is no information on the distribution of U.S. FDI in Kyrgyzstan.
- Data on Kyrgyzstan's FDI in the U.S. are not available. There is no information on the distribution of Kyrgyzstan FDI in the U.S.
NOTE: No services trade data with Kyrgyzstan are available.
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U.S. Goods Trade with Kyrgyzstan (in millions of dollars) |
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|
|
2009 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|
Total |
62.7 |
74.1 |
47.8 |
23.2 |
32.5 |
24.5 |
26.1 |
|
Exports |
56.8 |
71.1 |
32.0 |
20.0 |
26.1 |
17.1 |
20.8 |
|
Imports |
6.0 |
2.4 |
15.8 |
3.2 |
6.5 |
7.4 |
5.3 |
|
Balance |
50.8 |
69.3 |
16.2 |
16.8 |
19.6 |
9.6 |
15.5 |
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U.S. Agricultural Trade with Kyrgyzstan (in millions of dollars) |
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|
|
2009 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|
Total |
15.5 |
5.9 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
|
Exports |
14.3 |
5.8 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
|
Imports |
1.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
|
Balance |
13.1 |
5.7 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
-0.7 |
-0.7 |
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U.S. Manufacturing Trade with Kyrgyzstan (in millions of dollars) |
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|
|
2009 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|
Total |
52.0 |
40.6 |
43.5 |
21.9 |
30.7 |
22.0 |
22.2 |
|
Exports |
49.4 |
39.2 |
28.1 |
18.8 |
24.8 |
15.5 |
18.2 |
|
Imports |
2.6 |
1.4 |
15.3 |
3.1 |
5.9 |
6.5 |
3.9 |
|
Balance |
46.9 |
37.7 |
12.8 |
15.7 |
18.8 |
9.0 |
14.3 |
Last updated:October 2, 2020
