BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 15. Kyrgyzstan increased its trade turnover with Greece by 75% year-on-year in the first five months of 2026, reaching $2.4 million.
According to data from Kyrgyzstan's National Statistics Committee, trade between the two countries totaled $2.39 million from January through May 2026, compared to $1.37 million in the corresponding period of 2025. Greece accounted for a negligible share of Kyrgyzstan's total foreign trade turnover.
Kyrgyz exports to Greece jumped to $952,300, up from just $1,000 a year earlier. Due to the extremely low comparison base, the statistical authority marked the year-on-year growth as "x", indicating that a meaningful percentage increase could not be calculated. Greece accounted for 0.1% of Kyrgyzstan's total exports.
Meanwhile, imports from Greece increased by 5.3% year-on-year to $1.44 million, compared to $1.36 million in January–May 2025. Greek goods represented a negligible share of Kyrgyzstan's total imports.
As imports continued to exceed exports, Kyrgyzstan recorded a trade deficit with Greece of $484,400 during the reporting period.
Overall, Kyrgyzstan's foreign trade turnover increased by 1% year-on-year to $6.257 billion in the first five months of 2026, compared to $6.197 billion a year earlier.
During the reporting period, the country's total exports declined by 9.3% to $847.1 million, while imports rose by 2.8% to $5.41 billion. As a result, Kyrgyzstan's overall trade deficit widened to $4.563 billion.
According to Trend's analysis, the latest figures show that trade with Greece expanded significantly faster than Kyrgyzstan's overall foreign trade, with bilateral turnover rising by 75%, compared to the country's overall 1% increase.
The growth was driven primarily by a sharp increase in exports from an exceptionally low base, while imports posted moderate growth.
Although Greece remains a minor trading partner in absolute terms, the data point to a notable strengthening of bilateral trade, with exports accounting for a much larger share of total turnover than in the previous year, substantially narrowing the gap between imports and exports.
