Central Asia

Kazakhstan Becomes Fourth-Largest Foreign Investor in Uzbekistan by End of 2025

By Ayana Birbayeva on 14 January 2026

ALMATY – Kazakhstan ranks fourth among Uzbekistan’s foreign investors, following China, Russia and Türkiye, with 1,199 enterprises with Kazakh capital operating in the country as of Dec. 1, 2025, according to data released by the Uzbek National Statistics Committee on Jan. 9. Trade remains the leading sector for Kazakh...