Kyrgyzstan's public debt up 16% in Jan-Sept 2026

BISHKEK. Nov 5 (Interfax) - Kyrgyzstan's public debt increased 16.2% in January-September 2026 to $10.37 billion, the Kyrgyz Finance Ministry said.

Of that total, external debt amounted to $5.28 billion (-1.3%), while domestic debt stood at $5.1 billion (+42.6%).

Total public debt in Q3 2026 reached 38.6% of the expected GDP for 2026, including external debt at 16.6% of GDP and domestic debt at 18.9% of GDP.

The bulk of the domestic debt consists of long-term securities loans at $5.1 billion (99.5%). In turn, a significant portion of the external debt is to the Export-Import Bank of China, at $1.37 billion (25.9%).