Kyrgyzstan Inflation Rate Highest Since 2023

The annual inflation rate in Kyrgyzstan rose to 11.5% in July 2026 from 11.0% in the previous month, marking the highest level since March 2023. Prices increased across several categories, including clothing and footwear (8.0% vs 7.7%), housing and utilities (11.2% vs 9.5%), restaurants and hotels (29.2% vs 25.7%), household goods and appliances (10.9% vs 9.8%), health care (14.8% vs 11.5%), recreation and culture (14.1% vs 14.0%), and various goods and services (22.1% vs 21.8%). Meanwhile, price growth eased for food and non-alcoholic beverages (9.1% vs 9.2%) and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (11.0% vs 12.1%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices accelerated to 1.1% in July from 0.7% in June, the highest since March.

Kyrgyzstan's annual inflation rate held steady at 11.0% in June 2026, unchanged from the previous month. Price pressures accelerated for transport (12.0% vs. 11.8%), restaurants and hotels (25.7% vs. 24.4%), recreation and culture (14.0% vs. 11.5%), healthcare (11.5% vs. 11.4%), clothing and footwear (7.7% vs. 7.1%), household goods and appliances (9.8% vs. 9.3%), and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (12.1% vs. 11.7%). Price growth for education services remained elevated at 22.3%. Meanwhile, food inflation eased to 9.2% from 9.8%, while housing and utility costs slowed slightly to 9.5% from 9.7%, helping offset broader price pressures. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.7% in June, easing from a 0.8% increase in May.

The annual inflation rate in Kyrgyzstan eased slightly to 11.0% in May 2026 from 11.4% in the previous month, which had marked a near three-year high. Price pressures moderated in food and non-alcoholic beverages (9.8% vs 10.8% in April), housing and utilities (9.7% vs 12.7%), healthcare (11.4% vs 12.0%), recreation and culture (11.5% vs 11.7%), education (22.3% vs 22.4%), and miscellaneous goods and services (20.9% vs 20.4%). Meanwhile, inflation accelerated for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (11.7% vs 10.9%), clothing and footwear (7.1% vs 6.5%), household goods and appliances (9.3% vs 8.6%), and transport (11.8% vs 10.2%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.8% in May, following a 0.7% increase in the previous month.