Foreign investment brought Kyrgyzstan $1.3 billion: who invested the most?

In 2025, the inflow of foreign direct investment into Kyrgyz enterprises reached $1.31 billion — 27.3 per cent more than the previous year. China was the largest investor, accounting for 47.5 per cent of the funds received.

According to the National Statistics Committee, this was followed by Russia with a share of 13.9 per cent, Kazakhstan with 9.3 per cent, Turkey with 9.1 per cent and the Netherlands with 5.4 per cent. The bulk of the investment (86.4 per cent) was channelled into Bishkek, Chui, Jalal-Abad and Naryn regions.

In 2025, there were 6,104 enterprises with foreign investment operating in the country. Their gross value added reached 343.9 billion KGS, or 17.4 per cent of GDP. The average monthly wage for employees at such enterprises was 61,883 KGS — 1.5 times higher than the national average.

The total profit of enterprises with foreign capital reached 109.3 billion KGS, an increase of 1.8 times compared with 2024.