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04/27/2026, 12:49Over the past 10 years, the volume of Chinese investment has increased by 80% and reached $66 billion by the end of the first half of 2025. This is stated in a report by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) presented as part of the ‘Mutual Investment Monitoring’ project.
The report devotes particular attention to Kyrgyzstan. The volume of accumulated foreign direct investment from China rose from $826 million in 2016 to $2.1 billion by mid-2025. The country’s share of China’s investment portfolio in Central Asia also increased — from 4.2% to 5.8%.
Analysts note an acceleration in capital inflows in recent years. Between 2022 and the first half of 2025, the total volume of investment increased by almost 1.8 times.
The structure of investments is gradually changing. Whereas Chinese capital was previously concentrated mainly in the raw materials sector, the role of the manufacturing industry and the energy sector is now growing. In Kyrgyzstan, the extractive sector accounts for 34% of investment ($722 million), whilst the manufacturing sector’s share has reached 37% ($780 million) and is demonstrating higher growth rates.
This trend indicates a shift from a raw materials-based model towards the establishment of production facilities and the development of a more robust industrial base in the country.
