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Economy of Kyrgyzstan

Population: 5.7 million in 2013¹

GDP: $7.2 billion in 2013²

GDP per capita: $1,263 nominal³ ($3,212 PPP⁴) in 2013

GDP growth rate: 10.5% in 2013⁵

Industries

GDP by Industry 2012⁶

Industry sector	Value added ($ millions) 2012	Percent of total
Other activities	1,434	25.2%
Manufacturing	1,137	20.0%
Wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels	1,030	18.1%
Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing	1,027	18.0%
Transport, storage and communication	504	8.9%
Construction	305	5.4%
Mining and utilities	257	4.5%
Total value added	5,694	100%

Employment

Unemployment rate: 8.0% in 2013⁷

Employment by Industry 2013⁸

Employment sector	Employees (thousands) 2013	Percent of total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	717	31.7%
Wholesale trade, retail trade and repair of motor vehicles	360	15.9%
Construction	245	10.8%
Education	175	7.7%
Manufacturing	157	6.9%
Transportation and storage	142	6.3%
Public administration and defence	96	4.2%
Human health and social work	80	3.5%
Accommodation and food service	80	3.5%
Other service	33	1.4%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning	30	1.3%
Information and communication	26	1.1%
Finance and insurance	22	1.0%
Activities of households as employers	20	0.9%
Administrative and support service	17	0.7%
Professional, scientific and technical	16	0.7%
Water supply, sewerage and waste management	16	0.7%
Arts, entertainment and recreation	15	0.6%
Mining and quarrying	10	0.4%
Real estate	8	0.3%
Extraterritorial organizations and bodies	0	0.0%
Total employment	2,263	100%

Corporations

Top 10 Corporations by Revenue 2013⁹

N/A

Households

Household Wealth: $5 billion (69% of GDP) in 2014¹⁰

Household Wealth per Adult: $1,182 in 2014¹⁰

Gini Coefficient: .334 in 2013¹¹

Government

Central Government

Central Government Revenue: $2.1 billion (29% of GDP) in 2013¹²

Central Government Expenditure: $2.5 billion (35% of GDP) in 2013¹²

Central Government Budget Balance: -$0.4 billion (-6% of GDP) in 2013¹²

Central Government Public Debt: $3.6 billion (50% of GDP) in Q4 2014* ¹³

Central Government 10 Year Bond Interest Rate: N/A

* Public debt calculated using the exchange rate 61.1 KGS = 1 USD

Government Funds

N/A

Tax Structure

Individual Income Tax Rates and Thresholds in 2011¹⁴

10%: $0+

Corporate Tax Rate: 10% in 2014¹⁵

Monetary Policy

Money Supply (M0): $1.0 billion (14% of GDP) in Jan 2015* ¹⁶

Benchmark Interest Rate: Bank Rate = 11% in Feb 2015¹⁷

Total Reserves: $2.2 billion (31% of GDP) in 2013¹⁸

Exchange Rate: 61.1 Kyrgyzstani Som = 1 U.S. Dollar on Feb 18, 2015¹⁹

Inflation: 6.6% in 2013²⁰

* Money supply calculated using the exchange rate 61.1 KGS = 1 USD

Financial Institutions

Top 10 Financial Institutions by Assets 2013²¹

N/A (data not available at Relbanks.com)

International Accounts

Exports: $1.9 billion (26% of GDP) in 2013²²

Imports: $5.1 billion (71% of GDP) in 2013²²

Trade Balance: -$3.2 billion (-45% of GDP) in 2013²²

Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: $0.8 billion (11% of GDP) in 2013²³

Foreign Direct Investment Outflow: N/A

Foreign Aid Inflow: $0.5 billion (7% of GDP) in 2012²⁴

Foreign Aid Outflow: N/A

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