Bishkek, Aug. 17, 2026 / Kabar/. During a regular staff meeting, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Head of the Presidential Administration of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev reveals the country's key socioeconomic development indicators for January-July 2026.
As noted by Adylbek Kasymaliev, according to preliminary estimates, Kyrgyzstan's gross domestic product (GDP) reached 1 trillion 172.7 billion soms in the first seven months of 2026, demonstrating a high real growth rate of 11.1%.
All key sectors contributed positively to the economic recovery:
The construction sector demonstrated the highest growth – by 60.6%;
The services sector grew by 6.1%;
Agriculture increased by 6.0%.
Overall growth in the industrial sector was 11.2%.
The following results were recorded by industry:
- Chemical production increased by 2.9 times;
- Refined petroleum product production increased by 1.8 times;
- Transport vehicle production – by 41.8%;
- Construction materials production – by 33.6%;
- Mining extraction – by 16.9%;
- Pharmaceutical production – by 13.0%;
- Basic metal production – by 8.5%;
- Food production – by 2.4%.
The chairman described this economic trend as very high and positive. He added that since the beginning of 2026, the republic has seen record growth rates in fixed capital investment. Total investment amounted to 238.3 billion soms, an increase of 58.8% compared to the same period last year. The growth in fixed capital investment was driven by an increase in both domestic (by 1.4 times) and external (by 3.1 times) funding sources.
Special attention was paid to comprehensive support for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) during the meeting. Kasymaliev emphasized that the Cabinet of Ministers is implementing a range of state programs and preferential loan projects for domestic entrepreneurs.
Thanks to the measures taken, the SME sector has demonstrated strong performance:
According to preliminary data, in 2025, the gross value added generated by SMEs, according to the Cabinet, increased by 54.5% to 1 trillion 15 billion soms (compared to 657.1 billion soms in 2024).
The share of small and medium-sized businesses in the GDP reached 51.4%, an increase of 9.9 percentage points (compared to 41.5% in 2024).
"The number of small and medium-sized enterprises increased by 6.8% to 27,300. The number of people employed in SMEs and individual entrepreneurship increased by 6.8%, reaching 643,800 people," the chairman emphasized.
