Certification of construction materials in Kyrgyzstan doubled in 2025 — but at the expense of imports

Сергей Мацера Economy
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- In 2025, the Ministry of Construction issued 4668 certificates for construction materials, products, and structures, which is twice as many as in the same period of 2024, when 2309 certificates were issued.

Import

Of the total 4668 certificates, 3714 or 79.6% pertain to imported materials. In 2024, this figure was 65.8% (that is, 1520 out of 2309). Thus, the certification of imported construction materials increased by 144%, while the certification of domestic materials grew by only 21% (from 789 to 954).

December 2025 was particularly indicative: the number of certificates for imported materials soared 4.2 times compared to December 2024 (from 124 to 519), while for local materials, the increase was only 21%.



Leaders

The most notable growth is observed in mineral binders (cement and its analogs), where the number of certificates increased from 259 to 1483, corresponding to a growth of 5.7 times. Of these, 97% (1438) are imported materials, whereas a year earlier there were only 224. This means that the number of imported certificates in this category increased by 542%.

There is also noticeable growth in the road materials segment — from 351 to 669 (+91%), finishing and facing materials — from 519 to 937 (+81%), as well as in the metallurgy sector — from 213 to 386 (+81%).

Two categories of materials showed a decline: plastic construction products (from 44 to 37, −16%) and asbestos-cement products (from 51 to 32, −37%). This decline may be related to the reduced use of asbestos-containing materials in the market.

Domestic Production

The certification of construction materials produced in Kyrgyzstan increased by 21% — from 789 to 954. The main categories contributing to this growth were non-metallic materials (311 certificates, +24%), concrete mixes and structures (258, +8%), and road materials (87, +26%).

Notably, the certification of locally produced finishing materials grew from 30 to 47 certificates (+57%), as well as wall materials — from 54 to 63 (+17%). However, in absolute terms, these figures still remain small compared to imports.
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