According to the National Statistical Committee, by the end of 2024, the volume of the shadow economy in Kyrgyzstan will amount to 308 billion soms.
This means that the share of the hidden economy in the country's gross domestic product has increased by 0.3 percentage points compared to 2023 and reached 19.5%.
It is worth noting that in recent years there has been a steady growth in the absolute values of the shadow economy: in 2020, this figure was 128.9 billion soms, in 2023 it was 256.5 billion soms, and in 2024 it increased to 308 billion soms.
At the same time, the share of the hidden economy in the structure of GDP, on the contrary, decreased — from 4.5% in the previous year to 3.8%. Interestingly, the share of informal production activities in households, on the other hand, increased from 14.7% in 2023 to 15.7% in 2024.
In 2024, the main sectors of the shadow economy became:
- wholesale and retail trade, including the repair of cars and motorcycles — 11.2% of GDP;
- manufacturing industry — 2.6%;
- construction — 1.7%;
- transport activities — 1.1%;
- hotel and restaurant business — 0.9%.
