Exports amounted to $680,600, while imports reached $63,617.5 million. The largest import item was unwrought gold from Kazakhstan, accounting for $54,297.1 million of total precious metal imports.

The main shift in the first half of 2026 was Kyrgyzstan’s growing status as a net importer of precious metals and jewelry.

Physical imports of unwrought gold amounted to 404.57 kilograms, while exports nearly came to a halt. Only 190,765.1 kilograms of gold worth $2,100 were exported, compared with $211,800 in exports during the first six months of 2025.

Imports of jewelry also declined, from 5.3 tons in 2025 to 2.2 tons in 2026, although the value of these imports remained high at $9,202.2 million.

Silver was the main export item, with 99.98 percent of shipments going to Switzerland.

Total exports of precious metals, scrap and jewelry from Kyrgyzstan amounted to just $680,600 in the first half of 2026.

Silver accounted for the largest share. A total of 215,139.2 kilograms worth $641,600 was exported, with Switzerland purchasing almost all of it.

Exports of precious metal jewelry amounted to just $32,000, with China being the main buyer.

Small quantities of precious metal waste and scrap were also exported — about 100 kilograms worth $4,900. By comparison, exports in this category totaled 2.8 tons in the first six months of 2025. China also purchased almost all of this volume.

Exports of unwrought gold were also limited, totaling 190,765.1 kilograms. Most of it went to Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Where Kyrgyzstan imported gold and jewelry from

Total imports of precious metals and related products into Kyrgyzstan in January—June 2026 amounted to $6,617.5 million. They included 404,574.9 kilograms of gold, 2.2 tons of jewelry, just over 2 kilograms of silver and 200 kilograms of other products.

Unwrought gold was by far the largest import item, totaling 404,574.9 kilograms worth $54,297.1 million. Kazakhstan was the main supplier.

Over the six-month period, Kyrgyzstan imported 2.2 tons of precious metal jewelry worth $9,202.2 million. In 2025, imports amounted to 5.3 tons. Turkey was the main supplier, while smaller shipments came from Italy, Russia and China.

Kyrgyzstan’s trade balance in precious metals and related products in the first half of 2026 was heavily negative.

Imports exceeding exports 93.47 times reflects a shift in domestic demand toward the accumulation of precious metals and strong consumer demand for jewelry and bullion from Kazakhstan and Turkey.