The volume of investments attracted to Uzbekistan topped $ 4 billion in 2024, decreasing by 49 percent to the previous year, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said in a report.
Reportedly, in 2024, Kazakhstan, on $ 15.7 billion in new projects, took the top spot in terms of attracting investments in North and Central Asia. This means that the volume of investments increased by 88 percent compared to the previous year. In general, Kazakhstan accounted for 63 percent of all investments attracted to the region.
Kazakhstan was followed by:
- Uzbekistan - $ 4 billion (-49%);
- Kyrgyzstan - $ 2.1 billion (+310%);
- Azerbaijan - $ 1.2 billion (+1%);
- Turkmenistan - $ 339 million;
- Georgia - $126 million;
- Armenia - $67 million.
