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Annual datasets 14

Military & paramilitary personnel · IISS 1992–2020

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.

People
Year	Value	Status and source
2020	21,000	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2019	21,000	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2018	20,900	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2017	21,000	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2016	20,400	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2015	20,400	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2014	20,400	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2013	20,400	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2012	20,400	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2011	20,400	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2010	20,400	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2009	20,400	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2008	21,000	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2007	21,000	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2006	21,000	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2005	18,000	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2004	17,000	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2003	15,900	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2002	15,900	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2001	14,000	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
2000	14,000	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
1999	12,200	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
1998	14,200	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
1997	14,200	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
1996	12,000	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
1995	7,000	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
1994	13,000	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
1993	12,000	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
1992	12,000	Estimate · World Bank WDI / IISS · MS.MIL.TOTL.P1

Military expenditure · share of GDP 1992–2025

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.

%
Year	Value	Status and source
2025	2.92%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · CA126 Notes and conversion Published cell CA126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2024	2.93%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BZ126 Notes and conversion Published cell BZ126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2023	3.18%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BY126 Notes and conversion Published cell BY126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2022	2.9%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BX126 Notes and conversion Published cell BX126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2021	2.84%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BW126 Notes and conversion Published cell BW126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2020	3.11%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BV126 Notes and conversion Published cell BV126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2019	2.71%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BU126 Notes and conversion Published cell BU126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2018	3.03%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BT126 Notes and conversion Published cell BT126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2017	3.1%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BS126 Notes and conversion Published cell BS126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2016	3.34%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BR126 Notes and conversion Published cell BR126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2015	3.45%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BQ126 Notes and conversion Published cell BQ126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2014	3.38%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BP126 Notes and conversion Published cell BP126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2013	3.2%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BO126 Notes and conversion Published cell BO126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2012	3.21%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BN126 Notes and conversion Published cell BN126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2011	3.4%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BM126 Notes and conversion Published cell BM126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2010	3.85%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BL126 Notes and conversion Published cell BL126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2009	3.18%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BK126 Notes and conversion Published cell BK126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2008	2.9%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BJ126 Notes and conversion Published cell BJ126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2007	3.06%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BI126 Notes and conversion Published cell BI126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2006	3.17%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BH126 Notes and conversion Published cell BH126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2005	3.08%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BG126 Notes and conversion Published cell BG126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2004	2.85%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BF126 Notes and conversion Published cell BF126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2003	2.87%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BE126 Notes and conversion Published cell BE126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2002	2.73%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BD126 Notes and conversion Published cell BD126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2001	2.35%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BC126 Notes and conversion Published cell BC126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2000	2.88%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BB126 Notes and conversion Published cell BB126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
1999	2.69%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · BA126 Notes and conversion Published cell BA126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
1998	2.67%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · AZ126 Notes and conversion Published cell AZ126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
1997	3.11%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · AY126 Notes and conversion Published cell AY126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
1996	2.99%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · AX126 Notes and conversion Published cell AX126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
1995	3.46%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · AW126 Notes and conversion Published cell AW126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
1994	2.59%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · AV126 Notes and conversion Published cell AV126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
1993	1.53%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · AU126 Notes and conversion Published cell AU126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function. The ratio is published for this early year; no corresponding current-USD amount is included in the SIPRI USD sheet. No dollar value is inferred.
1992	1.64%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of GDP · AT126 Notes and conversion Published cell AT126; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function. The ratio is published for this early year; no corresponding current-USD amount is included in the SIPRI USD sheet. No dollar value is inferred.

Military expenditure · share of government spending 1995–2025

Coverage and method

SIPRI military-spending estimate as a percentage of general government expenditure 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.

%
Year	Value	Status and source
2025	7.9%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · AO128 Notes and conversion Published cell AO128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2024	8.68%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · AN128 Notes and conversion Published cell AN128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2023	9.68%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · AM128 Notes and conversion Published cell AM128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2022	8.29%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · AL128 Notes and conversion Published cell AL128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2021	8.85%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · AK128 Notes and conversion Published cell AK128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2020	9.69%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · AJ128 Notes and conversion Published cell AJ128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2019	8.79%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · AI128 Notes and conversion Published cell AI128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2018	9.16%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · AH128 Notes and conversion Published cell AH128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2017	8.39%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · AG128 Notes and conversion Published cell AG128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2016	8.59%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · AF128 Notes and conversion Published cell AF128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2015	9.06%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · AE128 Notes and conversion Published cell AE128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2014	8.77%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · AD128 Notes and conversion Published cell AD128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2013	8.38%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · AC128 Notes and conversion Published cell AC128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2012	7.9%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · AB128 Notes and conversion Published cell AB128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2011	9.1%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · AA128 Notes and conversion Published cell AA128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2010	10.37%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · Z128 Notes and conversion Published cell Z128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2009	9.76%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · Y128 Notes and conversion Published cell Y128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2008	10.42%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · X128 Notes and conversion Published cell X128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2007	10.33%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · W128 Notes and conversion Published cell W128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2006	10.88%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · V128 Notes and conversion Published cell V128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2005	10.59%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · U128 Notes and conversion Published cell U128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2004	10.01%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · T128 Notes and conversion Published cell T128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2003	10.21%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · S128 Notes and conversion Published cell S128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2002	9.29%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · R128 Notes and conversion Published cell R128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2001	8.35%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · Q128 Notes and conversion Published cell Q128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
2000	9.53%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · P128 Notes and conversion Published cell P128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
1999	7.48%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · O128 Notes and conversion Published cell O128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
1998	7.42%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · N128 Notes and conversion Published cell N128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
1997	9.99%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · M128 Notes and conversion Published cell M128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
1996	10.44%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · L128 Notes and conversion Published cell L128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.
1995	9.13%	Estimate · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database · Share of Govt. spending · K128 Notes and conversion Published cell K128; fraction multiplied by 100. Country note 52: estimated defence and paramilitary shares of a combined budget function.

U.S. FMF-funded implemented case value 2020–2024

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.

USD · current prices
Year	Value	Status and source
2024	$1.93 Mn	Reported · DSCA · Historical Sales Book FY2024 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 9 · p. 11 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2024: 2023-10-01–2024-09-30. Original table: USD 1,934,299. Authorised implemented FMF-funded case value; not a delivered-equipment price.
2023	$0	Reported · DSCA · Historical Sales Book FY2024 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 9 · p. 11 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2023: 2022-10-01–2023-09-30. Original table: USD 0. The printed value is explicitly zero.
2022	$0	Reported · DSCA · Historical Sales Book FY2024 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 9 · p. 11 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2022: 2021-10-01–2022-09-30. Original table: USD 0. The printed value is explicitly zero.
2021	$0	Reported · DSCA · Historical Sales Book FY2024 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 9 · p. 11 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2021: 2020-10-01–2021-09-30. Original table: USD 0. The printed value is explicitly zero.
2020	$0	Reported · DSCA · Historical Sales Book FY2024 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 9 · p. 11 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2020: 2019-10-01–2020-09-30. Original table: USD 0. The printed value is explicitly zero.

U.S. FMS implemented case value 2020–2024

Coverage and method

Net authorised value of implemented cases and amendments financed by partner funds (FMS). 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.

Partner-funded implemented FMS cases · U.S. fiscal years. Dots are explicit published zeros. Separate from FMF financing, physical deliveries and national budgets.

USD · current prices
Year	Value	Status and source
2024	$0	Reported · DSCA · Historical Sales Book FY2024 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 9 · p. 11 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2024: 2023-10-01–2024-09-30. Original table: USD 0. The printed value is explicitly zero.
2023	$0	Reported · DSCA · Historical Sales Book FY2024 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 9 · p. 11 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2023: 2022-10-01–2023-09-30. Original table: USD 0. The printed value is explicitly zero.
2022	$0	Reported · DSCA · Historical Sales Book FY2024 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 9 · p. 11 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2022: 2021-10-01–2022-09-30. Original table: USD 0. The printed value is explicitly zero.
2021	$0	Reported · DSCA · Historical Sales Book FY2024 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 9 · p. 11 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2021: 2020-10-01–2021-09-30. Original table: USD 0. The printed value is explicitly zero.
2020	$0	Reported · DSCA · Historical Sales Book FY2024 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 9 · p. 11 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2020: 2019-10-01–2020-09-30. Original table: USD 0. The printed value is explicitly zero.

U.S. IMET training allocation 2010–2017

Coverage and method

Dollar allocation for training foreign military students and associated aids/materials, without reimbursement to the United States. The table also includes military-assistance service-funded training and emergency drawdowns. DSCA counts this programme fully delivered when funded; that accounting convention does not verify every course’s completion. DSCA Historical Facts Book, data as of 30 September 2017. U.S. fiscal years; original monetary table unit is USD thousands, divided by 1,000 for USD millions. Source dashes remain omitted; they are not converted into zero. Historical report definitions and vintage are retained separately from the FY2024 FMS/FMF split. Do not add financing, agreements and deliveries together.

USD · U.S. fiscal years · 2017 report vintage. Financing, agreements, deliveries, construction and training allocations remain distinct measures. Source dashes stay missing; later definitions are not spliced in.

USD · current prices
Year	Value	Status and source
2017	$910 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 97 · p. 104 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2017: 2016-10-01–2017-09-30. Original table: 910 USD thousand.
2016	$498 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 97 · p. 104 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2016: 2015-10-01–2016-09-30. Original table: 498 USD thousand.
2015	$779 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 97 · p. 104 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2015: 2014-10-01–2015-09-30. Original table: 779 USD thousand.
2014	$869 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 97 · p. 104 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2014: 2013-10-01–2014-09-30. Original table: 869 USD thousand.
2013	$906 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 97 · p. 104 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2013: 2012-10-01–2013-09-30. Original table: 906 USD thousand.
2012	$649 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 97 · p. 104 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2012: 2011-10-01–2012-09-30. Original table: 649 USD thousand.
2011	$820 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 97 · p. 104 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2011: 2010-10-01–2011-09-30. Original table: 820 USD thousand.
2010	$843 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 97 · p. 104 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2010: 2009-10-01–2010-09-30. Original table: 843 USD thousand.

U.S. IMET table · students trained 2010–2017

Coverage and method

Annual students trained in the DSCA IMET table, including military-assistance service-funded and emergency-drawdown training. Programme counts are not force strength and do not identify unique individuals across years. DSCA data as of 30 September 2017, U.S. fiscal years. These are annual training-table student counts, not unique people across all years or the size of the Kyrgyz armed forces. Source dashes are omitted; no zero is inferred. Do not merge different training programmes.

Programme-table students · U.S. fiscal years · 2017 report vintage. Counts are not force strength or unique people across years. Source dashes remain missing.

People
Year	Value	Status and source
2017	48	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 121 · p. 128 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2017: 2016-10-01–2017-09-30. Original table: 48 students.
2016	10	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 121 · p. 128 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2016: 2015-10-01–2016-09-30. Original table: 10 students.
2015	10	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 121 · p. 128 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2015: 2014-10-01–2015-09-30. Original table: 10 students.
2014	10	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 121 · p. 128 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2014: 2013-10-01–2014-09-30. Original table: 10 students.
2013	11	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 121 · p. 128 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2013: 2012-10-01–2013-09-30. Original table: 11 students.
2012	8	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 121 · p. 128 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2012: 2011-10-01–2012-09-30. Original table: 8 students.
2011	12	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 121 · p. 128 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2011: 2010-10-01–2011-09-30. Original table: 12 students.
2010	12	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 121 · p. 128 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2010: 2009-10-01–2010-09-30. Original table: 12 students.

U.S. counterterrorism training allocation 2010–2017

Coverage and method

Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program (CTFP) allocation for foreign military training and related materials without reimbursement to the United States. DSCA considers the programme delivered when funded. This is a specific training programme, not all U.S. assistance or Kyrgyz military spending. DSCA Historical Facts Book, data as of 30 September 2017. U.S. fiscal years; original monetary table unit is USD thousands, divided by 1,000 for USD millions. Source dashes remain omitted; they are not converted into zero. Historical report definitions and vintage are retained separately from the FY2024 FMS/FMF split. Do not add financing, agreements and deliveries together.

USD · current prices
Year	Value	Status and source
2017	$80 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 106 · p. 113 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2017: 2016-10-01–2017-09-30. Original table: 80 USD thousand.
2016	$100 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 106 · p. 113 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2016: 2015-10-01–2016-09-30. Original table: 100 USD thousand.
2015	$81 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 106 · p. 113 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2015: 2014-10-01–2015-09-30. Original table: 81 USD thousand.
2014	$155 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 106 · p. 113 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2014: 2013-10-01–2014-09-30. Original table: 155 USD thousand.
2013	$33 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 106 · p. 113 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2013: 2012-10-01–2013-09-30. Original table: 33 USD thousand.
2012	$625 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 106 · p. 113 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2012: 2011-10-01–2012-09-30. Original table: 625 USD thousand.
2011	$167 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 106 · p. 113 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2011: 2010-10-01–2011-09-30. Original table: 167 USD thousand.
2010	$188 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 106 · p. 113 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2010: 2009-10-01–2010-09-30. Original table: 188 USD thousand.

U.S. counterterrorism programme · trainees 2010–2017

Coverage and method

Annual students trained under the Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program (CTFP), reported separately from IMET. Funding-year amounts and student counts can differ; no cost-per-student ratio is calculated. DSCA data as of 30 September 2017, U.S. fiscal years. These are annual training-table student counts, not unique people across all years or the size of the Kyrgyz armed forces. Source dashes are omitted; no zero is inferred. Do not merge different training programmes.

Programme-table students · U.S. fiscal years · 2017 report vintage. Counts are not force strength or unique people across years. Source dashes remain missing.

People
Year	Value	Status and source
2017	7	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 130 · p. 137 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2017: 2016-10-01–2017-09-30. Original table: 7 students.
2016	8	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 130 · p. 137 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2016: 2015-10-01–2016-09-30. Original table: 8 students.
2015	5	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 130 · p. 137 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2015: 2014-10-01–2015-09-30. Original table: 5 students.
2014	15	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 130 · p. 137 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2014: 2013-10-01–2014-09-30. Original table: 15 students.
2013	7	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 130 · p. 137 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2013: 2012-10-01–2013-09-30. Original table: 7 students.
2012	67	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 130 · p. 137 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2012: 2011-10-01–2012-09-30. Original table: 67 students.
2011	17	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 130 · p. 137 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2011: 2010-10-01–2011-09-30. Original table: 17 students.
2010	14	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 130 · p. 137 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2010: 2009-10-01–2010-09-30. Original table: 14 students.

U.S. FMF grants extended · 2017 report 2010–2016

Coverage and method

FMF credit/grant extended in the fiscal year for defence procurement; Kyrgyzstan’s entries are entirely payment-waived grants. These financing amounts may fund contracts in earlier, current or later years. They are not implemented-case values, delivery costs or Kyrgyz budget expenditure. DSCA Historical Facts Book, data as of 30 September 2017. U.S. fiscal years; original monetary table unit is USD thousands, divided by 1,000 for USD millions. Source dashes remain omitted; they are not converted into zero. Historical report definitions and vintage are retained separately from the FY2024 FMS/FMF split. Do not add financing, agreements and deliveries together.

USD · current prices
Year	Value	Status and source
2016	$200 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 36 · p. 43 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2016: 2015-10-01–2016-09-30. Original table: 200 USD thousand.
2015	$425 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 36 · p. 43 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2015: 2014-10-01–2015-09-30. Original table: 425 USD thousand.
2013	$654 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 36 · p. 43 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2013: 2012-10-01–2013-09-30. Original table: 654 USD thousand.
2012	$1.5 Mn	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 36 · p. 43 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2012: 2011-10-01–2012-09-30. Original table: 1,500 USD thousand.
2011	$1.49 Mn	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 36 · p. 43 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2011: 2010-10-01–2011-09-30. Original table: 1,496 USD thousand.
2010	$3.5 Mn	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 36 · p. 43 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2010: 2009-10-01–2010-09-30. Original table: 3,500 USD thousand.

U.S. FMS agreements · 2017 report 2010–2017

Coverage and method

Defence articles and services purchased through FMS with cash, credit or MAP merger funds. This is the 2017 report’s agreement measure, including its historical revisions; it is not the FY2024 partner-financed-only FMS measure or physical delivery. DSCA Historical Facts Book, data as of 30 September 2017. U.S. fiscal years; original monetary table unit is USD thousands, divided by 1,000 for USD millions. Source dashes remain omitted; they are not converted into zero. Historical report definitions and vintage are retained separately from the FY2024 FMS/FMF split. Do not add financing, agreements and deliveries together.

USD · current prices
Year	Value	Status and source
2017	$1.1 Mn	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 4 · p. 11 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2017: 2016-10-01–2017-09-30. Original table: 1,100 USD thousand.
2015	$4.31 Mn	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 4 · p. 11 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2015: 2014-10-01–2015-09-30. Original table: 4,318 USD thousand.
2013	$639 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 4 · p. 11 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2013: 2012-10-01–2013-09-30. Original table: 639 USD thousand.
2011	$1.41 Mn	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 4 · p. 11 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2011: 2010-10-01–2011-09-30. Original table: 1,418 USD thousand.
2010	$2.73 Mn	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 4 · p. 11 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2010: 2009-10-01–2010-09-30. Original table: 2,737 USD thousand.

U.S. FMS deliveries · 2017 report 2010–2017

Coverage and method

DSCA’s historical value of defence articles and services delivered under FMS. The definition includes accrued expenditure and reporting after shipment or service performance. This is a dated U.S. supplier-side programme account, not Kyrgyzstan’s annual military expenditure. DSCA Historical Facts Book, data as of 30 September 2017. U.S. fiscal years; original monetary table unit is USD thousands, divided by 1,000 for USD millions. Source dashes remain omitted; they are not converted into zero. Historical report definitions and vintage are retained separately from the FY2024 FMS/FMF split. Do not add financing, agreements and deliveries together. FY2015 is explicitly bounded below USD 500, so its asterisk is omitted from the numeric plot and retained in a separate record.

U.S. fiscal-year delivery accounts · 2017 report vintage. FY2015 is reported as below $500 and shown in a separate source record; it is not zero or an exact numeric point.

USD · current prices
Year	Value	Status and source
2017	$687 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 18 · p. 25 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2017: 2016-10-01–2017-09-30. Original table: 687 USD thousand.
2016	$192 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 18 · p. 25 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2016: 2015-10-01–2016-09-30. Original table: 192 USD thousand.
2014	$289 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 18 · p. 25 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2014: 2013-10-01–2014-09-30. Original table: 289 USD thousand.
2013	$67 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 18 · p. 25 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2013: 2012-10-01–2013-09-30. Original table: 67 USD thousand.
2012	$1.58 Mn	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 18 · p. 25 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2012: 2011-10-01–2012-09-30. Original table: 1,586 USD thousand.
2011	$1.02 Mn	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 18 · p. 25 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2011: 2010-10-01–2011-09-30. Original table: 1,025 USD thousand.
2010	$205 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 18 · p. 25 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2010: 2009-10-01–2010-09-30. Original table: 205 USD thousand.

U.S. military-construction disbursements · 2017 report 2010–2012

Coverage and method

DSCA’s foreign military-construction sales delivery measure records disbursements for design and construction services. The 2017 report shows construction separately from FMS articles/services. It does not identify a particular Kyrgyz facility or the year a building physically opened. DSCA Historical Facts Book, data as of 30 September 2017. U.S. fiscal years; original monetary table unit is USD thousands, divided by 1,000 for USD millions. Source dashes remain omitted; they are not converted into zero. Historical report definitions and vintage are retained separately from the FY2024 FMS/FMF split. Do not add financing, agreements and deliveries together.

USD · current prices
Year	Value	Status and source
2012	$30 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 26 · p. 33 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2012: 2011-10-01–2012-09-30. Original table: 30 USD thousand.
2011	$34 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 26 · p. 33 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2011: 2010-10-01–2011-09-30. Original table: 34 USD thousand.
2010	$21 K	Reported · DSCA · Historical Facts Book 2017 · Kyrgyzstan · printed page 26 · p. 33 Notes and conversion U.S. FY2010: 2009-10-01–2010-09-30. Original table: 21 USD thousand.

Dastan · year-end workforce 2020–2025

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.

People
Year	Value	Status and source
2025	558	Reported · Dastan · 2025 year-end issuer disclosure · p1 §2 workforce row · p. 1 Notes and conversion 558 employees at 31 December 2025, section2 workforce row. Whole issuer, not defence-only or consolidated subsidiary employment.
2024	658	Reported · Dastan · 2024 year-end issuer disclosure · p1 §2 workforce row · p. 1 Notes and conversion 658 employees at 31 December 2024, section2 workforce row. Whole issuer, not defence-only or consolidated subsidiary employment.
2023	738	Reported · Dastan · 2023 year-end issuer disclosure · p1 §2 workforce row · p. 1 Notes and conversion 738 employees at 31 December 2023, section2 workforce row. Whole issuer, not defence-only or consolidated subsidiary employment.
2022	713	Reported · Dastan · 2022 year-end issuer disclosure · p1 §2 workforce row · p. 1 Notes and conversion 713 employees at 31 December 2022, section2 workforce row. Whole issuer, not defence-only or consolidated subsidiary employment.
2020	776	Reported · Dastan · 2020 year-end issuer disclosure · p1 §2 workforce row · p. 1 Notes and conversion 776 employees at 31 December 2020, section2 workforce row. Whole issuer, not defence-only or consolidated subsidiary employment.

109 development records · 32 annual statistical points

September 15, 2026Defence partnerships

Defence cooperation discussed with China

ReportedOfficial report

The Kyrgyz and Chinese defence ministers met during the Beijing Xiangshan Forum and discussed bilateral cooperation and security.

Details and sources

The Ministry of Defence statement published on 17 September explicitly dates the bilateral meeting to 15 September 2026. It reports discussion, without a disclosed contract, delivery, quantity or price.

Kabar / Kyrgyz Ministry of Defence · meeting 15 September; report 17 September 2026

September 17, 2026 · Published

July 24, 2026Forces & reform

Five border personnel complete EOD Level 3

Completion reportedOfficial report

OSCE reports five Kyrgyz border-service members completed explosive-ordnance disposal training in Tajikistan.

Details and sources

The course ran from 6 to 24 July; certificates were awarded on 24 July. The report was published on 29 July.

OSCE ICExH · 29 July 2026

July 29, 2026 · Published

May 18, 2026Source publication date; the precise activity or signature day is not separately established.Defence partnerships

Treaty-protocol ratification signature reported

SignedOfficial report

The president’s office reported signature of the ratification law for the Russia–Kyrgyz military-technical cooperation protocol.

Details and sources

The release describes completing domestic procedures needed for the protocol to enter into force. It does not supply an international entry-into-force date or a delivered-equipment quantity.

President of Kyrgyzstan · protocol ratification statement, 18 May 2026

April 23, 2026Forces & reform

Regional ammunition-safety training completed

Completion reportedOfficial report

OSCE reports military officers from four countries completed propellant-stability training in Bishkek.

Details and sources

The 14–23 April course had nine participants in total, from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan; no country-level headcount is given.

OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek · 24 April 2026

April 24, 2026 · Published

April 22, 2026Defence partnerships

Parliament adopts treaty-protocol ratification law

AdoptedOfficial report

The presidency reports that parliament adopted the law ratifying the November 2025 military-technical cooperation protocol with Russia on 22 April 2026.

Details and sources

The date identifies the legal act. A later consolidated edition is not evidence that every current provision existed at adoption; entry into force and implementation are not inferred.

President of Kyrgyzstan · protocol ratification statement, 18 May 2026

May 18, 2026 · Published

April 3, 2026Defence industry

Dastan instructed to study UAV production

AnnouncedOfficial report

During a Dastan visit, the president instructed officials and management to examine domestic unmanned-aircraft production.

Details and sources

The presidency describes existing specialized production, including torpedo armament. The UAV instruction is a feasibility and development direction, not an announced production line, confirmed contract or delivered aircraft.

President of Kyrgyzstan · Dastan visit Contemporaneous report of the presidency statement, 3 April 2026

February 4, 2026Defence partnerships

Khanjar XIII exercise begins in India

ReportedOfficial report

India reported the start of the Kyrgyz–Indian special-forces exercise, involving 20 personnel from each country.

Details and sources

The Defence Ministry release scheduled the exercise for 4–17 February. This record covers the verified opening on 4 February, not independently confirmed completion or operational deployment.

India Ministry of Defence / PIB · Khanjar XIII

November 26, 2025Defence partnerships

Military-technical treaty protocol signed

SignedOfficial report

A 2026 presidential ratification statement identifies a protocol signed in Bishkek on 26 November 2025, amending the 20 June 2017 treaty with Russia.

Details and sources

The source documents the stated activity. Permanent deployment, an additional equipment delivery and independently measured readiness are not inferred.

President of Kyrgyzstan · protocol ratification statement, 18 May 2026

May 18, 2026 · Published

October 18, 2025Defence partnerships

Birlik 2025 regional exercise under way

ReportedOfficial report

Uzbekistan’s Defence Ministry reported Kyrgyz participation in Birlik 2025 alongside Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Details and sources

This records participation in training, not a deployment or an independently assessed increase in readiness.

Uzbekistan Ministry of Defence · Birlik 2025

October 16, 2025Defence partnerships

Military-education cooperation memorandum

SignedOfficial report

A military-scientific meeting in Uzbekistan involving five countries, including Kyrgyzstan, concluded with a cooperation memorandum.

Details and sources

The ministry identifies Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. A memorandum is recorded, not completed academic exchanges or new equipment deliveries.

Uzbekistan Ministry of Defence · military-scientific meeting

September 17, 2025Defence partnerships

Rubezh 2025 active phase begins

ReportedOfficial report

Kyrgyzstan hosted the active phase of the CSTO exercise with military contingents from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Tajikistan.

Details and sources

The Emergency Ministry’s 17 September report explicitly marks the start of the active phase and records its rescuers’ participation. It does not establish the first day of the whole exercise or independently assess force readiness.

Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situations · Rubezh 2025

August 9, 2025Forces & reform

Regional ammunition-stockpile course completed

Completion reportedOfficial report

A regional course in Kyrgyzstan covered ammunition security and stockpile management, with 19 participants from Central Asia.

Details and sources

The OSCE and Kyrgyz Defence Ministry organized the 4–9 August course with GICHD ammunition-advisory expertise. The reported 19 participants are the regional course total, not the Kyrgyz contingent alone.

OSCE regional project · ammunition security

August 30, 2025 · Published

July 30, 2025Equipment & procurement

Defence Ministry reports S-300 receipt

ReportedOfficial report

The Defence Ministry newspaper named S-300 and Pechora systems among equipment received by the armed forces.

Details and sources

The issue is dated 30 July 2025, page 4. No S-300 quantity, variant, contract value or exact receipt date is supplied. Pechora was already reported in 2023 and is not treated as an additional purchase.

Kyrgyz Defence Ministry · Biyik Mildet, 30 July 2025 · p.4

July 16, 2025Equipment & procurement

Turkish military-assistance handover reported

Delivery reportedOfficial report

The defence ministry’s newspaper reports a handover under Kyrgyz–Turkish military-financial cooperation agreements.

Details and sources

The relevant newspaper passage dates the ceremony to 16 July. Item types, quantities and value are not specified.

Kyrgyz Ministry of Defence · Biyik Mildet, 30 July 2025, p. 2 (checked passage)

July 30, 2025 · Published

May 27, 2025Defence partnerships

2026–2030 military partnership programme signed

SignedOfficial report

The Kyrgyz and Russian defence ministers signed a military strategic-partnership programme during their Bishkek meeting.

Details and sources

The Defence Ministry statement carried by Kabar dates the signature to 27 May 2025. The programme covers 2026–2030; those future implementation years do not replace the signing date or prove completed activities.

Kabar / Kyrgyz Ministry of Defence · 27 May 2025

May 22, 2025Forces & reform

Ruslan Mukambetov appointed defence minister

AdoptedOfficial report

The president appointed Ruslan Mukambetov defence minister, releasing him from acting duties.

Details and sources

The decree confirms the change in ministerial status. It contains no procurement contract, spending amount or independently assessed force-readiness result.

President of Kyrgyzstan · ministerial appointment Kabar · presidential appointment statement · 22 May 2025

April 11, 2025Forces & reform

Eighteen specialists complete ammunition training

Completion reportedOfficial report

Eighteen Kyrgyz Defence Ministry specialists completed a 1–11 April course on ammunition storage, surveillance and transport with Bundeswehr experts.

Details and sources

OSCE also reports 65 personnel trained across 2023–2025. That cumulative figure is not an additional 2025 cohort and is not added to the 18.

OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek · ammunition training, 18 April 2025

April 18, 2025 · Published

March 14, 2025Forces & reform

Eight defence specialists complete propellant course

Completion reportedOfficial report

Eight Kyrgyz Defence Ministry technical specialists completed a 3–14 March course on ammunition propellant stability, supported by Austria and the OSCE.

Details and sources

The reported number concerns the identified course cohort. It is not armed-forces strength or an annual count of unique people trained; repeat attendance across courses remains possible.

OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek · propellant training, 14 March 2025

March 12, 2025Forces & reform

Regional ammunition-safety seminar

Completion reportedOfficial report

Kyrgyz defence specialists joined a regional seminar on ammunition propellant stability and safe storage.

Details and sources

The OSCE, Kyrgyz Defence Ministry and Austrian Defence Ministry organized the event with participants from four Central Asian states. The event date is 12 March; the OSCE release followed on 17 March.

OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek · propellant safety

March 17, 2025 · Published

March 9, 2025Defence partnerships

Khanjar XII exercise announced

AnnouncedOfficial report

India’s Defence Ministry announced a Kyrgyz–Indian special-forces exercise scheduled for 10–23 March in Kyrgyzstan.

Details and sources

The release identifies Indian Parachute Regiment special forces and the Kyrgyz Scorpion Brigade. The record uses the announcement date and does not treat the announced end date as proof of completion.

India Ministry of Defence / PIB · Khanjar XII

Scope

Source review through 1 November 2026. Historical national defence accounts cover 1994–2003 and remain separate from SIPRI’s broader estimates through 2025. No defence-only current budget is inferred from combined security totals. Personnel estimates stop in 2020. Programme accounts use U.S. fiscal years; Dastan employment covers the whole issuer. Announcements, declared transfers, handovers and public displays remain distinct.

Method & coverage

This is a curated public-source reference, not a complete inventory. Each record identifies an event or publication date, implementation stage and evidence type; the detail explains which date is known. An official report establishes what the issuer said; a contract does not establish delivery, and delivery does not establish readiness. Unknown quantities remain unknown. Records count publications or developments, not weapons, personnel or military strength.

Official report: The issuing institution reports the event or figure; this is not independent corroboration.
Independently corroborated: Distinct independent evidence supports the specific recorded claim.
Estimate: A sourced estimate, with its method and limits retained.
Unresolved: The available evidence does not establish the specific point.

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