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Historical state accounts · defence function

1994–2003 10 observations2003: $29.48 Mn‡ Historical estimate

The latest included annual figure is 2003. No later figure is included; this does not mean zero spending.

Annual spending: 1994–2003, USD · current pricesEach bar opens its figures and sources on the spending page. Blank years are gaps, not zero spending.$0$10 Mn$20 Mn$30 Mn19941994: $9.67 Mn‡. Historical estimate. Government functional defence expenditure · IMF 98/8. As of February 5, 1998. Annual average IMF 98/8, Table 21, printed pp.111–112 (PDF pp.113–114), reports KGS millions. Defence is a separate function from public order and safety. Sources are Kyrgyz authorities and IMF staff estimates. Report approved 25 November 1997 and published 5 February 1998; the date is the report vintage, not an appropriation date. The table starts including special resources in functional categories in 1996. Historical reported expenditure, not an approved budget or a modern Ministry of Defence-only account.19951995: $21.9 Mn‡. Historical estimate. State government defence cash expenditure · IMF 05/31. As of February 4, 2005. Annual average IMF 05/31, Table 27, printed p.30 (PDF p.32), reports KGS millions under cash expenditure excluding net lending and the foreign-financed Public Investment Programme (PIP). Defence is separated from public order and safety. Sources are Kyrgyz authorities and IMF staff estimates. Report completed 5 November 2004, published 4 February 2005. This later report revises overlapping historical figures; its 1995–2003 vintage is retained without joining older values for the same years. The table does not identify each cell as audited actual or staff estimate, so these historical observations retain an estimate label. The report’s defence percentage of total uses cash expenditure excluding net lending/PIP, not all general-government expenditure.19961996: $24.51 Mn‡. Historical estimate. State government defence cash expenditure · IMF 05/31. As of February 4, 2005. Annual average IMF 05/31, Table 27, printed p.30 (PDF p.32), reports KGS millions under cash expenditure excluding net lending and the foreign-financed Public Investment Programme (PIP). Defence is separated from public order and safety. Sources are Kyrgyz authorities and IMF staff estimates. Report completed 5 November 2004, published 4 February 2005. This later report revises overlapping historical figures; its 1995–2003 vintage is retained without joining older values for the same years. The table does not identify each cell as audited actual or staff estimate, so these historical observations retain an estimate label. The report’s defence percentage of total uses cash expenditure excluding net lending/PIP, not all general-government expenditure.19971997: $27.76 Mn‡. Historical estimate. State government defence cash expenditure · IMF 05/31. As of February 4, 2005. Annual average IMF 05/31, Table 27, printed p.30 (PDF p.32), reports KGS millions under cash expenditure excluding net lending and the foreign-financed Public Investment Programme (PIP). Defence is separated from public order and safety. Sources are Kyrgyz authorities and IMF staff estimates. Report completed 5 November 2004, published 4 February 2005. This later report revises overlapping historical figures; its 1995–2003 vintage is retained without joining older values for the same years. The table does not identify each cell as audited actual or staff estimate, so these historical observations retain an estimate label. The report’s defence percentage of total uses cash expenditure excluding net lending/PIP, not all general-government expenditure.19981998: $23.56 Mn‡. Historical estimate. State government defence cash expenditure · IMF 05/31. As of February 4, 2005. Annual average IMF 05/31, Table 27, printed p.30 (PDF p.32), reports KGS millions under cash expenditure excluding net lending and the foreign-financed Public Investment Programme (PIP). Defence is separated from public order and safety. Sources are Kyrgyz authorities and IMF staff estimates. Report completed 5 November 2004, published 4 February 2005. This later report revises overlapping historical figures; its 1995–2003 vintage is retained without joining older values for the same years. The table does not identify each cell as audited actual or staff estimate, so these historical observations retain an estimate label. The report’s defence percentage of total uses cash expenditure excluding net lending/PIP, not all general-government expenditure.19991999: $21.63 Mn‡. Historical estimate. State government defence cash expenditure · IMF 05/31. As of February 4, 2005. Annual average IMF 05/31, Table 27, printed p.30 (PDF p.32), reports KGS millions under cash expenditure excluding net lending and the foreign-financed Public Investment Programme (PIP). Defence is separated from public order and safety. Sources are Kyrgyz authorities and IMF staff estimates. Report completed 5 November 2004, published 4 February 2005. This later report revises overlapping historical figures; its 1995–2003 vintage is retained without joining older values for the same years. The table does not identify each cell as audited actual or staff estimate, so these historical observations retain an estimate label. The report’s defence percentage of total uses cash expenditure excluding net lending/PIP, not all general-government expenditure.20002000: $23.83 Mn‡. Historical estimate. State government defence cash expenditure · IMF 05/31. As of February 4, 2005. Annual average IMF 05/31, Table 27, printed p.30 (PDF p.32), reports KGS millions under cash expenditure excluding net lending and the foreign-financed Public Investment Programme (PIP). Defence is separated from public order and safety. Sources are Kyrgyz authorities and IMF staff estimates. Report completed 5 November 2004, published 4 February 2005. This later report revises overlapping historical figures; its 1995–2003 vintage is retained without joining older values for the same years. The table does not identify each cell as audited actual or staff estimate, so these historical observations retain an estimate label. The report’s defence percentage of total uses cash expenditure excluding net lending/PIP, not all general-government expenditure.20012001: $20.27 Mn‡. Historical estimate. State government defence cash expenditure · IMF 05/31. As of February 4, 2005. Annual average IMF 05/31, Table 27, printed p.30 (PDF p.32), reports KGS millions under cash expenditure excluding net lending and the foreign-financed Public Investment Programme (PIP). Defence is separated from public order and safety. Sources are Kyrgyz authorities and IMF staff estimates. Report completed 5 November 2004, published 4 February 2005. This later report revises overlapping historical figures; its 1995–2003 vintage is retained without joining older values for the same years. The table does not identify each cell as audited actual or staff estimate, so these historical observations retain an estimate label. The report’s defence percentage of total uses cash expenditure excluding net lending/PIP, not all general-government expenditure.20022002: $23.39 Mn‡. Historical estimate. State government defence cash expenditure · IMF 05/31. As of February 4, 2005. Annual average IMF 05/31, Table 27, printed p.30 (PDF p.32), reports KGS millions under cash expenditure excluding net lending and the foreign-financed Public Investment Programme (PIP). Defence is separated from public order and safety. Sources are Kyrgyz authorities and IMF staff estimates. Report completed 5 November 2004, published 4 February 2005. This later report revises overlapping historical figures; its 1995–2003 vintage is retained without joining older values for the same years. The table does not identify each cell as audited actual or staff estimate, so these historical observations retain an estimate label. The report’s defence percentage of total uses cash expenditure excluding net lending/PIP, not all general-government expenditure.20032003: $29.48 Mn‡. Historical estimate. State government defence cash expenditure · IMF 05/31. As of February 4, 2005. Annual average IMF 05/31, Table 27, printed p.30 (PDF p.32), reports KGS millions under cash expenditure excluding net lending and the foreign-financed Public Investment Programme (PIP). Defence is separated from public order and safety. Sources are Kyrgyz authorities and IMF staff estimates. Report completed 5 November 2004, published 4 February 2005. This later report revises overlapping historical figures; its 1995–2003 vintage is retained without joining older values for the same years. The table does not identify each cell as audited actual or staff estimate, so these historical observations retain an estimate label. The report’s defence percentage of total uses cash expenditure excluding net lending/PIP, not all general-government expenditure.

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Historical state accounts · defence functionSeparate scopes; these series must not be added together.

‡ Historical national-account estimates. Source scope and accounting limits are given with each figure.

10 observations · open records and sources

Annual indicators

Military & paramilitary personnel · IISS

1992–2020
21,000Latest: 2020 · Estimate
People
Military & paramilitary personnel · IISS · 1992–2020Historical active-duty armed-forces and qualifying paramilitary personnel, excluding reservists, from IISS The Military Balance as distributed by the World Bank. The indicator combines regular and paramilitary forces and uses estimates where exact numbers are unavailable. It does not measure readiness, mobilised strength or current force capability. Empty years have no included observation. Click a bar for the figure and its source. 015K30K1992: 12,000 · Estimate19921993: 12,000 · Estimate1994: 13,000 · Estimate1995: 7,000 · Estimate1996: 12,000 · Estimate1997: 14,200 · Estimate1998: 14,200 · Estimate1999: 12,200 · Estimate2000: 14,000 · Estimate20002001: 14,000 · Estimate2002: 15,900 · Estimate2003: 15,900 · Estimate2004: 17,000 · Estimate2005: 18,000 · Estimate2006: 21,000 · Estimate2007: 21,000 · Estimate2008: 21,000 · Estimate2009: 20,400 · Estimate2010: 20,400 · Estimate20102011: 20,400 · Estimate2012: 20,400 · Estimate2013: 20,400 · Estimate2014: 20,400 · Estimate2015: 20,400 · Estimate2016: 20,400 · Estimate2017: 21,000 · Estimate2018: 20,900 · Estimate2019: 21,000 · Estimate2020: 21,000 · Estimate2020

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Regular and qualifying paramilitary personnel. Reserves excluded.

Coverage and method

Historical active-duty armed-forces and qualifying paramilitary personnel, excluding reservists, from IISS The Military Balance as distributed by the World Bank. The indicator combines regular and paramilitary forces and uses estimates where exact numbers are unavailable. It does not measure readiness, mobilised strength or current force capability.

Historical estimates · latest observation 2020. Regular military and qualifying paramilitary personnel are combined; reserves are excluded. No later headcount or explanation of annual changes is inferred.

29 annual observations

Data and sources

Military expenditure · share of GDP

1992–2025
2.92%Latest: 2025 · Estimate
%
Military expenditure · share of GDP · 1992–2025SIPRI military-spending estimate as a percentage of GDP in the same calendar year. The national-budget defence component and qualifying paramilitary spending are estimated from a broader combined function. Ratios are retained as published, not recalculated from this Observatory’s separate national budget records. Empty years have no included observation. Click a bar for the figure and its source. 0241992: 1.64% · Estimate19921993: 1.53% · Estimate1994: 2.59% · Estimate1995: 3.46% · Estimate1996: 2.99% · Estimate1997: 3.11% · Estimate1998: 2.67% · Estimate1999: 2.69% · Estimate2000: 2.88% · Estimate20002001: 2.35% · Estimate2002: 2.73% · Estimate2003: 2.87% · Estimate2004: 2.85% · Estimate2005: 3.08% · Estimate2006: 3.17% · Estimate2007: 3.06% · Estimate2008: 2.9% · Estimate2009: 3.18% · Estimate2010: 3.85% · Estimate20102011: 3.4% · Estimate2012: 3.21% · Estimate2013: 3.2% · Estimate2014: 3.38% · Estimate2015: 3.45% · Estimate2016: 3.34% · Estimate2017: 3.1% · Estimate2018: 3.03% · Estimate2019: 2.71% · Estimate2020: 3.11% · Estimate2021: 2.84% · Estimate2022: 2.9% · Estimate2023: 3.18% · Estimate2024: 2.93% · Estimate2025: 2.92% · Estimate2025

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SIPRI estimates, including qualifying paramilitary expenditure. Not ministry-only accounts.

Coverage and method

SIPRI military-spending estimate as a percentage of GDP in the same calendar year. The national-budget defence component and qualifying paramilitary spending are estimated from a broader combined function. Ratios are retained as published, not recalculated from this Observatory’s separate national budget records.

SIPRI estimates the defence share of the combined Defence, Public Order and Security budget, including an estimate for paramilitary forces (country note 52). This is not a verified Ministry of Defence-only account. Missing years remain unavailable.

34 annual observations

Data and sources

U.S. FMF-funded implemented case value

2020–2024
$1.93 MnLatest: 2024 · Reported
USD · current prices
U.S. FMF-funded implemented case value · 2020–2024Net authorised value of implemented cases and amendments financed by U.S. Foreign Military Financing (FMF). Counted in the U.S. fiscal year when the LOA, amendment or modification is implemented. This is not physical delivery, cash expenditure or Kyrgyzstan military expenditure. DSCA FY2024 report, published 1 July 2025: retroactive FMS/FMF split for U.S. FY2020–FY2024. Explicit source zeros are retained. Kyrgyzstan has no negative value in these annual rows. Under the report definition, amendments can cause signed net adjustments; these are case accounting, not negative physical deliveries. Earlier reports included BPC/FAA programmes and must not be spliced into this definition. FY2025–26 are not inferred. Empty years have no included observation. Click a bar for the figure and its source. Dots on the baseline are published zero values. $0$1 Mn$2 Mn2020: $0 · Reported20202021: $0 · Reported2022: $0 · Reported20222023: $0 · Reported2024: $1.93 Mn · Reported2024

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U.S. fiscal years. Implemented case values, not deliveries or national spending.

Dots are reported zeros. Gaps are unavailable data.

Coverage and method

Net authorised value of implemented cases and amendments financed by U.S. Foreign Military Financing (FMF). Counted in the U.S. fiscal year when the LOA, amendment or modification is implemented. This is not physical delivery, cash expenditure or Kyrgyzstan military expenditure. DSCA FY2024 report, published 1 July 2025: retroactive FMS/FMF split for U.S. FY2020–FY2024. Explicit source zeros are retained. Kyrgyzstan has no negative value in these annual rows. Under the report definition, amendments can cause signed net adjustments; these are case accounting, not negative physical deliveries. Earlier reports included BPC/FAA programmes and must not be spliced into this definition. FY2025–26 are not inferred.

US-funded implemented FMF cases · U.S. fiscal years. Published zeros are retained. These are case values, not physical deliveries, cash outlays or Kyrgyz national spending.

5 annual observations

Data and sources

Dastan · year-end workforce

2020–2025
558Latest: 2025 · Reported
People
Dastan · year-end workforce · 2020–2025Reported employees of OJSC TNK Dastan at 31 December. Issuer-wide machinery and instrument-making business includes industrial, medical, special equipment and consumer products; not defence-only employment or national arms-industry headcount. Empty years have no included observation. Click a bar for the figure and its source. 04008002020: 776 · Reported20202022: 713 · Reported20222023: 738 · Reported2024: 658 · Reported2025: 558 · Reported2025

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Whole-company workforce, including non-defence activities.

Coverage and method

Reported employees of OJSC TNK Dastan at 31 December. Issuer-wide machinery and instrument-making business includes industrial, medical, special equipment and consumer products; not defence-only employment or national arms-industry headcount.

Whole issuer, including non-defence business. 2020 and 2022–2025 have explicit year-end rows. The 2021 annual filing instead dates workforce to 30 September, so that year is a gap here and a separate dated record. No interpolation.

5 annual observations

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Recorded activity

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Equipment & procurement

24 records
Latest recorded year: 20253 records
Source records by year1995–2025
Equipment & procurement · 1995–2025Counts of included source records by year and recorded implementation stage. Each coloured bar segment opens only its matching records. Gaps do not establish inactivity.0361995: 1 · Reported199520002003: 1 · Reported2004: 1 · Reported2005201020152019: 2 · Delivery reported2020: 1 · Delivery reported20202021: 1 · Reported2021: 2 · Delivery reported2022: 4 · Reported2022: 2 · Delivery reported2023: 6 · Reported2025: 2 · Reported2025: 1 · Delivery reported2025

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16 Reported8 Delivery reported

Forces & reform

42 records
Latest recorded year: 20262 records
Source records by year1992–2026
Forces & reform · 1992–2026Counts of included source records by year and recorded implementation stage. Each coloured bar segment opens only its matching records. Gaps do not establish inactivity.0351992: 2 · Adopted1992: 1 · Established19921994: 1 · Adopted19951998: 1 · Adopted200020052009: 2 · Adopted20102012: 1 · Completion reported2013: 1 · Adopted2013: 1 · Completion reported2014: 1 · Adopted2015: 1 · Reported2015: 1 · Announced2015: 1 · Delivery reported20152016: 2 · Adopted2016: 3 · Completion reported2017: 1 · Adopted2017: 1 · Reported2019: 1 · Completion reported2020: 1 · Adopted20202021: 4 · Adopted2023: 1 · Adopted2023: 3 · Completion reported2024: 1 · Adopted2024: 2 · Completion reported2024: 1 · Signed2025: 1 · Adopted2025: 4 · Completion reported2026: 2 · Completion reported2026

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19 Adopted17 Completion reported2 Reported1 Announced1 Delivery reported1 Established1 Signed

Defence industry

8 records
Latest recorded year: 20261 record
Source records by year2009–2026
Defence industry · 2009–2026Counts of included source records by year and recorded implementation stage. Each coloured bar segment opens only its matching records. Gaps do not establish inactivity.0122009: 1 · Adopted2009201520202021: 1 · Adopted2021: 1 · Reported2022: 1 · Established2023: 1 · Adopted2023: 1 · Reported2024: 1 · Approved2026: 1 · Announced2026

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3 Adopted2 Reported1 Announced1 Approved1 Established

Defence partnerships

35 records
Latest recorded year: 20264 records
Source records by year1992–2026
Defence partnerships · 1992–2026Counts of included source records by year and recorded implementation stage. Each coloured bar segment opens only its matching records. Gaps do not establish inactivity.0361992: 1 · Signed1992: 1 · Reported19921994: 1 · Signed1994: 1 · In force199520002002: 1 · Signed2003: 1 · In force200520102013: 1 · Signed2014: 1 · Signed2014: 1 · Completion reported2014: 1 · Adopted2015: 1 · Signed2015: 2 · Reported20152016: 1 · Completion reported20202021: 1 · Announced2022: 1 · Signed2022: 1 · Completion reported2023: 2 · Completion reported2023: 1 · Adopted2024: 3 · Reported2024: 2 · Completion reported2025: 3 · Signed2025: 2 · Reported2025: 1 · Announced2026: 1 · Signed2026: 2 · Reported2026: 1 · Adopted2026

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11 Signed10 Reported7 Completion reported3 Adopted2 Announced2 In force
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109 development records32 SIPRI annual observations162 additional indicator observationsSource records (141)

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