Kyrgyzstan's foreign trade turnover for January–May 2026 amounted to $6.3 billion, up 1% compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Economy and Commerce reported.
Exports accounted for 13.5% of total trade turnover, while imports made up 86.5%.
According to the ministry, the growth in foreign and mutual trade was driven by a 2.8% increase in imports. Export deliveries, on the other hand, fell by 9.3% compared to January–May 2025.
Export volume reached $0.8 billion. The main reason for the decline was a reduction in gold shipments. Additional pressure came from weaker external demand from several trading partners, primarily Russia, as well as existing restrictions on exports of certain types of raw materials and agricultural products.
Imports of goods reached $5.4 billion, up 2.8% year-on-year.
Kyrgyzstan's mutual trade with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries in the first five months of the year amounted to $2.4 billion, up 6% from a year earlier. Exports to the union countries fell by 3.2%, while imports rose by 8.3%.
Kyrgyzstan's main trading partners within the EAEU remain Russia, accounting for 67.8% of mutual trade, and Kazakhstan, with a 29.8% share.
Overall, trade with EAEU countries accounted for 38.7% of the republic's total foreign trade turnover. The share of union countries in exports was 52.8%, and in imports — 36.5%.
Trade with non-EAEU countries amounted to $3.8 billion, down 2% compared to the same period last year.