Kazakhstan attracted US$20.5 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2025, marking an increase of 14.4 per cent compared with the previous year, according to Gabidulla Ospankulov, Chairman of the Investment Committee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.
Participants at the event discussed key factors shaping the country’s investment attractiveness and the growing global competition for capital, reports
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“Today, investors assess not only access to resources and markets but also the quality of institutions, the effectiveness of public administration, the level of legal protection and the economy’s readiness for technological transformation,” noted Gabidulla Ospankulov.
Alongside traditional sectors, manufacturing, transport and logistics, digital infrastructure, telecommunications, and financial services are gaining greater importance within the national economy.
Investment in manufacturing rose by 47 per cent in 2025, reaching US$4.4 billion. Investments in transport and warehousing increased fivefold to US$1 billion, while the information and communications sector attracted US$1.4 billion, representing growth of 2.4 times year-on-year. Ospankulov stressed that continued development of the investment climate requires the constant improvement of mechanisms for attracting capital.
In 2025, the country signed 30 investment agreements and 73 investment contracts, while an additional 47 documents have already been concluded during the first months of this year. Authorities also presented a “tailor-made investment” mechanism aimed at developing new production chains and localising industries in the regions.