Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 8.2% a year in Kyrgyzstan and 8.8% a year in Uzbekistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Uzbekistan, by 0.6 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in Kyrgyzstan.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Uzbekistan has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Kyrgyzstan.
- In 2025, Kyrgyzstan ranked 25 and Uzbekistan ranked 21 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kyrgyzstan at 6.8% a year and Uzbekistan at 5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.2 | 8.8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9.6 |
| 2023 | 10.8 | 10 |
| 2022 | 13.9 | 11.5 |
| 2021 | 11.9 | 10.9 |
| 2020 | 6.3 | 12.9 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 14.5 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| 2017 | 3.2 | 13.9 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 8.8 |
| 2015 | 6.5 | 8.5 |
| 2014 | 7.5 | 9.1 |
| 2013 | 6.6 | 11.7 |
| 2012 | 2.8 | 11.9 |
| 2011 | 16.6 | 12.5 |
| 2010 | 8 | 12.3 |
| 2009 | 6.8 | 12.3 |
| 2008 | 24.5 | 13.1 |
| 2007 | 10.2 | 11.2 |
| 2006 | 5.6 | 13.1 |
| 2005 | 4.3 | 10.7 |
| 2004 | 4.1 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 12.5 |
| 2002 | 2.1 | 27.3 |
| 2001 | 6.9 | 27.3 |
| 2000 | 19.7 | 25 |
| 1999 | 35.9 | 29.1 |
| 1998 | 10.5 | 29 |
| 1997 | 23.4 | 70.9 |
| 1996 | 32 | 54 |
| 1995 | 42.2 | 304.6 |
| 1994 | 180.7 | 1,568 |
| 1993 | 1,086 | 534.2 |
| 1992 | – | 645.1 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12.7 | 6.9 |
| 2027 | 14.3 | 5.7 |
| 2028 | 11.9 | 5 |
| 2029 | 9.9 | 5 |
| 2030 | 7.9 | 5 |
| 2031 | 6.8 | 5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- 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 179 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