Kyrgyzstan Inflation Approaches 2-Year High
2025-11-17 10:34
By
Andre Joaquim
1 min. read
The headline inflation rate in Kyrgyzstan rose to 9.3% in October of 2025 from 8.4% in the previous month, remaining close to the two-year high of 9.5% from August as capacity pressures and effects of Western sanctions pressured the availability of goods in economies with exposure to Russia.
Russia's cap on exports of refined and distilled petroleum goods due to strikes from Ukraine and maintenance issues on refineries drove inflation for fuels and lubricants to surge to 9.8% from 5.7% in October.
Consequently, transportation costs accelerated by 6.9% from 3.8%.
Also, inflation quickened for housing and utilities (16.2% vs 13.7%) amid soaring price growth for services of residential maintenance (23.5%) and fuel (17.3% vs 9.2%).
In the meantime, food inflation slowed to 10.6% from 10.7%.