Between January and May, the country imported 119,088,830 liters of sweetened and carbonated beverages worth $63,565.1 million. In value terms, imports reached 34.3 percent of the level recorded during the same period in 2025.

Kazakhstan — 57,006,848 liters worth $29,636.3 million;

Uzbekistan — 46,265,513 liters worth $20,989.1 million, with imports increasing 4.27-fold year-on-year;

Russia — 11,318,056 million liters worth $8,537.4 million.

Sugar-free mineral and carbonated water imports reached 6,508,255 liters worth $10,550,700, representing a 666.3 percent increase in value compared to the previous year. The largest volume came from Russia (4,236,399 liters worth $9,536,100).

Fruit and vegetable juice imports totaled 3,039 tons worth $6,910,000 (a 44.9 percent increase in value). The main partners were Kazakhstan (1,350 tons) and Russia (954 tons).

Exports of non-alcoholic products from Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan exported 8,528,370 liters of sweetened and carbonated beverages worth $3,909.4 million during the reporting period, down 4.1 percent in value compared with January—May 2025. Kazakhstan remained the main export destination, accounting for 8,078,286 million liters worth $3,508.4 million.

Exports of mineral water totaled 849,845 liters worth $276,500, an increase of 5.1 percent in export revenue. The main destinations were:

According to the statistics, Kyrgyzstan has a deep negative balance in its foreign trade in beverages: imports exceed exports by more than 19.3 times.

The growth in imports was driven primarily by a surge in purchases of carbonated drinks from Uzbekistan and a sharp increase in mineral water imports from Russia.