BISHKEK - Kyrgyzstan has recorded a decline in gasoline imports. In January-February of this year, the country imported approximately 134 million liters of fuel, almost a quarter less than the same period last year. At the same time, spending on petroleum products also decreased to $58.8 million, reports Akchabar.kg.
According to foreign trade statistics, a year earlier, Kyrgyzstan imported over 171 million liters of gasoline worth $73.8 million. This represents a decrease of more than 37 million liters.
Russia remains the largest fuel supplier to the Kyrgyz market. Russian companies accounted for over 131 million liters of gasoline, but this figure also decreased by approximately 22%. The value of purchased Russian fuel amounted to approximately $57.7 million.
At the same time, Kyrgyzstan is gradually expanding its imports from other countries of the Eurasian Economic Union. Gasoline supplies from Kazakhstan increased almost 50%, while imports from Belarus also reached almost 1 million liters.
Meanwhile, the situation in neighboring Tajikistan is different. The republic remains significantly more dependent on fuel and lubricants imports and is virtually non-existent in petroleum product exports due to the lack of its own large oil refining capacity. Tajikistan's main fuel supplies also come from Russia and Kazakhstan, but consumption there is significantly lower than in Kyrgyzstan. Experts note that Bishkek, thanks to its more developed transit market and infrastructure, is gradually diversifying its fuel suppliers faster than Dushanbe.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
May 8, 2026