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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 4,305 | 26,560 | 79,842 | 98,111 | 110,583 | 117,464 | 120,200 | 127,042 | 133,612 | 133,522 | 135,885 | 148,187 | 157,093 | 152,342 | 159,019 |
| Kazakhstan | 116 | 103 | 273 | 317 | 378 | 271 | 232 | 231 | 173 | 193 | 97 | ||||
| Kyrgyz Republic | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Russian Federation | 8,960 | 8,609 | 13,778 | 14,919 | 15,510 | 16,149 | 16,236 | 16,248 | 14,792 | 14,106 | 13,031 | 12,174 | 11,225 | 11,408 | |
| Tajikistan | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 524 | 1,149 | 1,141 | 980 | 861 | 798 | 783 | 776 | 677 | 636 | 505 | 586 | 561 | 562 | 567 |