Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 11.1% a year in Kyrgyzstan and 8.4% a year in Tajikistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kyrgyzstan, by 2.7 percentage points, or 1.32 times that in Tajikistan.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Kyrgyzstan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Tajikistan.
- In 2025, Kyrgyzstan ranked 3 and Tajikistan ranked 7 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kyrgyzstan at 5.3% a year and Tajikistan at 5.5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.1 | 8.4 |
| 2024 | 11.5 | 8.4 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8.3 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 9.4 |
| 2020 | -7.1 | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 4.6 | 7.4 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 4.7 | 7.1 |
| 2016 | 4.3 | 6.9 |
| 2015 | 3.9 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6.7 |
| 2013 | 10.9 | 7.4 |
| 2012 | -0.1 | 7.5 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7.4 |
| 2010 | -0.5 | 6.5 |
| 2009 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | 7.6 | 7.9 |
| 2007 | 8.5 | 7.8 |
| 2006 | 3.1 | 7 |
| 2005 | -0.2 | 6.7 |
| 2004 | 7 | 10.6 |
| 2003 | 7 | 10.2 |
| 2002 | -0 | 9.1 |
| 2001 | 5.3 | 10.2 |
| 2000 | 5.4 | 8.3 |
| 1999 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| 1998 | 2.1 | 5.3 |
| 1997 | 9.9 | 1.7 |
| 1996 | 7.1 | -4.4 |
| 1995 | -5.4 | -12.5 |
| 1994 | -19.8 | -21.4 |
| 1993 | -13 | -11.1 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 7.3 |
| 2027 | 7 | 6.8 |
| 2028 | 7.5 | 6.2 |
| 2029 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 2030 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 2031 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan
Health
- Life expectancyKyrgyzstan: 71.7 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKyrgyzstan: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKyrgyzstan: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKyrgyzstan: 76.5% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionKyrgyzstan: 3.05% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateKyrgyzstan: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKyrgyzstan: 7.07 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthKyrgyzstan: 1.61% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKyrgyzstan: 2.8 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKyrgyzstan: 34.8% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageKyrgyzstan: 25.1 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKyrgyzstan: 5.4% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKyrgyzstan: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKyrgyzstan: 2.92% of GDP in 2025Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKyrgyzstan: $558M in 2025Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personKyrgyzstan: $83 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKyrgyzstan: 7.9% of government spending in 2025Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKyrgyzstan: 21,000 people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerKyrgyzstan: 0.04% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKyrgyzstan: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKyrgyzstan: 54 million TIV in 2023Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025