Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 39.5% of GDP in Kyrgyzstan and 28.6% of GDP in Uzbekistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kyrgyzstan, by 10.9 percentage points, or 1.38 times that in Uzbekistan.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Kyrgyzstan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2025, Kyrgyzstan ranked 108 and Uzbekistan ranked 132 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kyrgyzstan at 31.4% of GDP and Uzbekistan at 25.1% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.5 | 28.6 |
| 2024 | 36.2 | 30.9 |
| 2023 | 42 | 30.7 |
| 2022 | 46.8 | 29.2 |
| 2021 | 56.2 | 30.2 |
| 2020 | 63.6 | 31.9 |
| 2019 | 48.9 | 24.3 |
| 2018 | 54.8 | 16.7 |
| 2017 | 58.8 | 17.3 |
| 2016 | 59.1 | 7.2 |
| 2015 | 67.1 | 5.9 |
| 2014 | 53.6 | 5.4 |
| 2013 | 47.1 | 5.5 |
| 2012 | 50.5 | 6.1 |
| 2011 | 50.1 | 5.7 |
| 2010 | 59.7 | 5.9 |
| 2009 | 58.5 | 6.6 |
| 2008 | 49 | 7.5 |
| 2007 | 57.7 | 8.6 |
| 2006 | 73.4 | 12.2 |
| 2005 | 85.7 | 18.9 |
| 2004 | 92.7 | 24.2 |
| 2003 | 108.2 | 28.3 |
| 2002 | 107.9 | 37.5 |
| 2001 | 108.2 | 40.4 |
| 2000 | 123.3 | 26.5 |
| 1999 | – | 16.6 |
| 1998 | – | 16.2 |
| 1997 | – | 13.8 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 27.6 |
| 2027 | 32.2 | 26.4 |
| 2028 | 31.4 | 25.6 |
| 2029 | 30.8 | 25 |
| 2030 | 31.1 | 25 |
| 2031 | 31.4 | 25.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- 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 149 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 Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyKyrgyzstan: 71.7 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKyrgyzstan: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKyrgyzstan: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKyrgyzstan: 76.5% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionKyrgyzstan: 3.05% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateKyrgyzstan: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKyrgyzstan: 7.07 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthKyrgyzstan: 1.61% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKyrgyzstan: 2.8 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKyrgyzstan: 34.8% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageKyrgyzstan: 25.1 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKyrgyzstan: 5.4% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKyrgyzstan: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKyrgyzstan: 2.92% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsKyrgyzstan: $558M in 2025Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personKyrgyzstan: $83 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingKyrgyzstan: 7.9% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelKyrgyzstan: 21,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerKyrgyzstan: 0.04% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKyrgyzstan: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKyrgyzstan: 54 million TIV in 2023Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKyrgyzstan: 34 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 68 million TIV in 2016