Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 2.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Kyrgyzstan, 1992–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 2.9% for military expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 3.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1993.
That places Kyrgyzstan 38th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.6% | — |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +68.8% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +33.7% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 2.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 2.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +68.8% | 1.5% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 3.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More public sector data for Kyrgyzstan
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 278.57 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Kyrgyzstan?
- Military expenditure in Kyrgyzstan was 2.9% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1993.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for military expenditure?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 38th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product