# Kyrgyzstan — national dossier

Kyrgyzstan — economy, society, governance, health, education, technology, geography, resources and military in one sourced dossier: 43 indicators, each…

Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/KGZ
Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year)

## Overview

- Official name: Kyrgyz Republic
- Capital: Bishkek
- Region: Central Asia, Asia
- Population: 5.8 m
- Area: 199,951 km²
- Languages: Kyrgyz, Russian
- Currency: Kyrgyzstani som (KGS)

A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation.

## Economy

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $23 B | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| GDP per capita | $3,081 | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| GDP growth | 11.1% | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| Inflation | 8.2% | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| Trade openness | 92.4% | 2025 | World Development Indicators |

## Society

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7.3 m | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| Life expectancy | 72.4 yrs | 2024 | World Development Indicators |
| Urban population | 34.7% | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| Fertility rate | 2.6 | 2024 | World Development Indicators |
| Literacy rate | 99.2% | 2009 | World Development Indicators |

## Governance

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voice & accountability | 42.8 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Political stability | 57.3 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Government effectiveness | 34.1 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Regulatory quality | 46.7 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Rule of law | 40.9 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Control of corruption | 24.9 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |

## Health

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health spending | 4.5% | 2023 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) |
| Physicians | 1.57 | 2023 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) |
| Under-5 mortality | 16.8 | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) |
| Measles immunisation | 96.0% | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) |
| Safe drinking water | 73.9% | 2024 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) |

## Education

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 99.2% | 2009 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Education spending | 6.8% | 2023 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Primary enrolment | 99.0% | 2025 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Secondary enrolment | 91.7% | 2025 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Tertiary enrolment | 53.9% | 2025 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |

## Technology

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| R&D spending | 0.1% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Internet users | 92.0% | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) |
| Mobile subscriptions | 107 | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) |
| High-tech exports | 10.7% | 2024 | World Development Indicators |

## Geography

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land area | 191,800 km² | 2023 | World Development Indicators |
| Forest area | 7.1% | 2023 | World Development Indicators |
| Agricultural land | 54.0% | 2023 | World Development Indicators |
| CO₂ per capita (t) | 1.5 | 2024 | World Development Indicators |
| Renewable energy | 27.6% | 2021 | World Development Indicators |

## Resources

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resource rents | 11.5% | 2021 | World Development Indicators |
| Oil rents | 0.1% | 2021 | World Development Indicators |
| Mineral rents | 11.2% | 2021 | World Development Indicators |
| Forest rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | World Development Indicators |

## Military

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military burden | 3.0% | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) |
| Defense spending | $473 M | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) |
| Armed forces | 21,000 | 2020 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) |

Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/<metric>.md).

Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:KGZ:<metric>:<year>) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/KGZ.claims.json

History: "From the Yenisei steppe and the epic of Manas to a turbulent mountain democracy." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/KGZ/chronicle.md (6 eras, 21 events).

## Sources

- World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://data.worldbank.org
- Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators
- Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.who.int/data/gho
- Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) — UNICEF and WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://childmortality.org
- R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://uis.unesco.org
- ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics
- Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex

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