According to the latest data from the World Bank for 2024, Kyrgyzstan ranks 17th in the international list of countries with a high share of imports, which accounts for 84.2% of the republic's gross domestic product (GDP).
Such high figures are typically characteristic of small island nations or major logistics hubs, such as Hong Kong, which ranks first with an indicator of 177.7% of GDP. In the case of Kyrgyzstan, such a significant share of imports indicates its important role as a transit hub in Central Asia.
In comparison with other countries of the CIS, the Baltics, and Central Asia, the positions are as follows:
Kyrgyzstan - 17th place (84.2% of GDP) Armenia - 25th place (76.4% of GDP) Estonia - 27th place (75.4% of GDP) Belarus - 42nd place (66.9% of GDP) Georgia - 61st place (55.6% of GDP) Tajikistan - 82nd place (48.4% of GDP) Uzbekistan - 103rd place (38.0% of GDP) Azerbaijan - 106th place (36.8% of GDP) Kazakhstan - 138th place (25.6% of GDP) Russia - 165th place (17.6% of GDP) Turkmenistan - 172nd place (11.2% of GDP).
