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Profiles of Countries in CIS Region

Kyrgyzstan
KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Population July 2007 est. 5,284,149
Annual average growth rate of population 2007 est. 1.4%
Literacy Yr. 1999 98.7%
Annual rate of inflation 2006 est. 6.4%
GDP 2006 est. US$ 2.25 billion
GDP growth rate 2006 est. 2.7%
GDP composition by sector 2006 est.  
Agriculture   34.5%
Industry   19.5%
Services   46.1%
GDP (per capita) on purchasing power parity 2006 est. US$2,100
Currency   SOM
Conversion rate (Som per USD) Yr. 2006 40.149
Growth rate of various sectors Yr. 2006 Agriculture(-2.2%) Industry (-6.4%) Services (18.2%)
Total export Yr. 2006 US$ 794.08 million
Total import Yr. 2006 US$ 1718.19 million
Current Account Convertibility   full
Trade route   By sea to Bandar Abbas (Iran) & by Surface to Kyrgyzstan
INDIA’S BILATERAL TRADE WITH KYRGYZSTAN

Value in million USD

Year 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 (Provisional Figures)
EXPORTS
India’s Total Export 43,826.73 52,719.43 63,842.97 83,535.94 103,090.54 126,331.10
Exports to Kyrgyz Stan 10.97 14.67 38.2 49.57 28.09 37.24
%age Growth   33.71 160.49 29.76 -43.32 32.57
%age Growth in India’s Exports   20.29 21.1 30.85 23.41 22.54
%age Share in Total Exports 0.03 0.03 0.06 0.06 0.03 0.03
IMPORTS
Indio’s Total Imports 51413.29 61412.13 78,149.61 111,517.44 149,165.73 190,566.00
Imports from Kyrgyz Stan 0.56 0.47 0.54 0.63 1.47 0.77
%age Growth   -16.16 16.48 15.04 135.82 -47.61
%age Growth in India’s Imports   19.45 27.25 42.7 33.76 27.75
%age share in India’s Imports   0.0008 0.0007 0.0006 0.0009 0.0004
TRADE BALANCE
with Kyrgyz stan 10.41 14.2 37.66 48.94 26.62 36.47
With World -7,586.6 -8,693 -14,307 -27,981.5 -46,075.2 -64.234.9

Source :Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Govt. of India

COMPARATIVE TREND ANALYSIS OF INDIA’S SHARE AS A SUPPLIER

Value in million USD

Year Global Imports Imports from India India’s % age Share In Krygzstan’s Total Imports
2002 579.35 2.87 0.50
2003 716.95 3.72 0.52
2004 940.92 4.02 0.43
2005 1107.82 3.87 0.35
2006 1718.20 6.22 0.36
TOP 20 PRODUCT GROUPS OF GLOBAL IMPORTS OF KYRGYZSTAN (YR. 2006)

Value in million USD

HS Code Description Global Import Value %age Share of the Product Group in Kyrgyzstan’s Total Imports Value of Imports from India India’s %age Share %age Share of Intra- CIS Imports Top 3 Suppliers % age Share
27 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 502.648 29.25 0 0 98.85 Russia 77.36
Kazakhstan 10.74
Uzbekistan 9.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 150.44 8.76 1.194 0.79 19.93 Russia 12.99
China 12.57
France 10.18
85 Electrical, electronic equipment 121.434 7.07 0.299 0.25 1.23 China 41.73
USA 11.11
Finland 10.81
87 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 106.677 6.21 0.079 0.07 1.41 USA 28.40
China 21.15
Netherlands 1.33
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 51.664 3.01 0.002 0.004 60.33 Kazakhstan 40.51
Sweden 13.52
Brazil 10.31
30 Pharmaceutical products 50.046 2.91 2.423 4.84 33.36 USA 23.44
Russia 23.10
Hungary 5.75
39 Plastics and articles thereof 49.484 2.88 0.019 0.04 25.68 Republic of Korea 32.46
China 18.01
Russia 16.25
40 Rubber and articles thereof 35.689 2.08 0.004 0.01 70.01 Russia 46.85
Belarus 20.28
China 6.48
10 Cereals 34.803 2.03 0 0 74.38 Kazakhstan 71.40
China 25.24
Uzbekistan 2.91
72 Iron and steel 33.121 1.93 0.054 0.16 71.72 Russia 55.09
China 14.46
Kazakhstan 10.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 31.745 1.85 0 0 53.91 Russia 33.04
China 25.00
Kazakhstan 16.82
44 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 28.252 1.64 0 0 82.59 Russia 78.21
Estonia 4.98
China 4.48
48 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 25.751 1.50 0 0 55.85 Russia 37.29
Kazakhstan 1.65
China 6.38
90 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 25.376 1.48 0.064 0.25 6.51 USA 52.81
China 18.29
Germany 6.33
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 24.800 1.44 0 0 95.35 Russia 54.14
Kazakhstan 27.88
Ukraine 8.60
88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 21.739 1.27 0 0 48.77 Russia 47.11
Italy 38.59
UK 5.76
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 21.646 1.26 0.168 0.78 77.64 Kazakhstan 69.46
Republic of Korea 14.29
Russia 5.44
55 Manmade staple fibres 21.386 1.24 0 0 8.22 China 86.47
Russia 4.64
Belarus 2.01
15 Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 21.322 1.24 0 0 87.64 Russia 39.91
Kazakhstan 37.50
Ukraine 6.05
25 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 21.147 1.23 0.000 0.00 91.91 Kazakhstan 59.83
Uzbekistan 25.39
Russia 5.64
TOP PRODUCT GROUPS OF COUNTRY’S EXPORTS TO INDIA (YR.2006)

Value in million USD

HS Code Description Global Exports Exports to India India’s %age Share in Total Exports of the Country
99 Commodities not elsewhere specified 8.0 3.257 41.69
41 Raw hides and skins (other than fur-skins) and leather 14.0 0.182 1.29
85 Electrical, electronic equipment 24.0 0.109 0.45
51 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof 4.0 0.098 2.44
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 2.0 0.053 2.84
13 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 0.203 0.019 9.36
81 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 0.165 0.004 2.42
16 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 0.46 0.004 0.87
19 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 2.0 0.004 0.21
43 Fur-skins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 0.115 0.001 0.87
TOP 20 PRODUCT GROUPS OF INDIA’S EXPORTS TO KYRGYZSTAN (YR. 2006)

Value in million USD

HS Code Description India’s Global Exports India’s Exports to Kyrgyz Stan Kyrgyzstan’s %age Share in India’s Exports of the Items Rank of the Product Group in Top 20 of Kyrgyzstan’s Global Imports
61 Knit Apparel 3524.50 17.67 0.50  
62 Woven Apparel 5423.94 11.01 0.20  
30 Pharmaceutical Products 3000.65 2.88 0.10 6
85 Electrical Machinery 3757.62 2.03 0.05 3
84 Machinery 4979.45 1.09 0.02 2
09 Spices, Coffee And Tea 1125.93 0.52 0.05  
42 Leather Art; Saddllery; Bags 1213.10 0.39 0.03  
63 Misc. Textile Articles 2343.43 0.38 0.02  
32 Tanning, Dye, Paint, Putty 973.73 0.27 0.03  
96 Miscellaneous Manufactures 192.79 0.24 0.12  
90 Optic, Not 8544;Med Instruments 789.22 0.16 0.02 14
97 Art And Antiques 435.96 0.15 0.03  
24 Tobacco 365.51 0.14 0.04 17
64 Footwear 1177.66 0.12 0.01  
21 Miscellaneous Food 189.76 0.10 0.06  
33 Perfumery, Cosmetic, etc 531.29 0.09 0.02  
58 Special Woven Fabric, etc 171.10 0.09 0.05  
14 Other Vegetable 24.41 0.07 0.29  
87 Vehicles, Not Railway 3665.69 0.06 0.002 4
73 Iron/Steel Products 3240.16 0.06 0.002 11

Detailed Analysis (at 4 digit HS Code Level) for top 4 Product Groups of India’s Exports to Kyrgyzstan: Global Imports, Imports from India, Intra-CIS Imports, Potential Trade & Top 3 suppliers

Top 4 Product Groups namely Knit Apparel, Woven Apparel, Pharmaceuticals & Electrical Machinery constituting 88.39% share in India’s total Exports to Kyrgyzstan.

TOP 4 DIGIT ITEMS OF GLOBAL IMPORTS OF KYRGYZSTAN FOR KNIT APPAREL (HS CODE 61) YEAR 2006

Value in million USD

HS Code Description Global Import Value %age share of the item in Country’s Imports of the Product Group Value of Imports from India India’s Global Exports Value of Intra-CIS Imports Potential Trade for India Top 3 Suppliers % age Share
6114 Garments, knitted or crocheted, nes 1.70 21.29 0.05 56.85 0 1.65 China 86.92
Turkey 5.66
UAE 3.42
6105 Men’s shirts, knitted or crocheted 1.05 13.15 0 373.77 0 1.05 China 96.62
USA 0.97
Turkey 0.12
TOP 4 DIGIT ITEMS OF GLOBAL IMPORTS OF KYRGYZSTAN FOR WOVEN APPAREL (HS CODE 62) YEAR 2006

Value in million USD

HS Code Description Global Import Value %age share of the item in Country’s Imports of the Product Group Value of Imports from India India’s Global Exports Value of Intra-CIS Imports Potential Trade for India Top 3 Suppliers % age Share
6210 Garment made up of fabric of heading no 56.02, 56.03, 59.03,59.06 /59.07 2.21 33.95 0 27.39 0 2.21 China 95.92
Germany 3.67
Iran 0.18
6203 Men’s suits, jackets, trousers etc & shorts 1.73 26.58 0 674.72 0 1.728 China 45.31
USA 31.48
Russia 9.03
TOP 4 DIGIT ITEMS OF GLOBAL IMPORTS OF KYRGYZSTAN FOR PHARMACEUTICALS (HS CODE 30) YEAR 2006

Value in million USD

HS Code Description Global Import Value %age share of the item in Country’s Imports of the Product Group Value of Imports from India India’s Global Exports Value of Intra-CIS Imports Potential Trade for India Top 3 Suppliers % age Share
3004 Medicament mixtures
(not 3002, 3005, 3006), put in dosage		 44.30 88.50 2.09 2458.59 14.83 42.20 USA 24.47
Russia 22.69
Hungary 6.07
3002 Human &   animal blood;   antisera, vaccines 3.00 6.00 0.18 172.58 0.17 2.82 Russia 31.89
France 16.08
Republic of Korea 13.15
TOP 4 DIGIT ITEMS OF GLOBAL IMPORTS OF KYRGYZSTAN FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY (HS CODE 85) YEAR 2006
HS Code Description Global Import Value %age share of the item in Country’s Imports of the Product Group Value of Imports from India India’s Global Exports Value of Intra-CIS Imports Potential Trade for India Top 3 Suppliers % age Share
8525 Television camera, transmission app for radio- telephony 66.70 54.93 0 105.66 0.96 66.70 China 52.27
Finland 15.85
USA 12.99
8517 Electric app for line telephony, incl curr line system 9.18 7.56 0 72.52 0.28 9.18 China 59.89
Finland 17.48
Slovenia 4.10
TRADE FAIRS & EXHIBITIONS TO BE HELD IN KYRGYZSTAN
City/Location Event Name & Details Date
Bishkek Sports Palace, Bishkek BISHKEKBUILD 2008
6th Kyrgyzstan International Exhibition for Building, Construction and Interior Design		 14.04-18.04.2008
Useful Websites
KEY CONTACTS
Mr J. S. Pandey
  • Ambassador
  • Embassy of India 164-A,
  • Chui Prospect Bishkek-720001,
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Telephone: 00-996-312-210863/661499
  • Fax: 00-997-312-660708/210848
  • E-mail: indembas@infotel.kg
Mrs. Orolbaeva Irina Abbyevna