In Kyrgyzstan, the average subsistence minimum per capita reached 8,697.32 soms at year-end 2025. The National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
Key indicators by population group:
- Working-age population: 9,738.29 soms (men — 9,983.49 soms, women — 9,694.40 soms)
- Pensioners: 7,699.36 soms
- Children: 7,379.07 soms (depending on age, the amount ranges from 6,556.44 to 8,416.92 soms)
Structure of the consumer basket
Food products accounted for the largest share of household expenditures — 5,653.26 soms. Spending on non-food goods amounted to 1,391.57 soms, services to 1,478.54 soms, while tax payments totaled 173.95 soms.
Subsistence minimum by regions
The highest subsistence minimum was recorded in Bishkek — 10,349.67 soms (for working-age men), and in Jalal-Abad region — 10,243.23 soms.
The lowest indicator (for total population) was registered in Issyk-Kul region, where the subsistence minimum amounted to 7,908.10 soms.
