The accumulated mutual investments between the countries of the region rose by $400 million (+42%) and amounted to $1.3 billion from 2024 to 2025.
During the observed period, changes occurred in the structure of attracted foreign direct investments (FDI):
- Construction sector: the share of investments increased from 2% to 34% (+$430 million), which is associated with the activity of Kazakh developers in Uzbekistan;
- Manufacturing industry: maintains its importance as a key direction, with a share of about 25% and an increase in investments of $250 million;
- Financial sector: a decrease in share is observed from 50% to 20%, which is due to transactions involving the sale of banking assets and more cautious investment activity.
