BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 3. The gross foreign direct investments (FDIs) in Kazakhstan in 2022 reached $28 billion, which is an increase of 17.7 percent year-on-year ($23.8 billion in 2021), Trend reports, citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.
At the same time, the FDIs in Kazakhstan in 2022 reached a record-high over the last 10 years ($28.9 billion in 2012).
According to the statistics, the Netherlands ranked first among the main investors in Kazakhstan over the reporting period with $8.3 billion, followed by the US ($5.1 billion), and Switzerland ($2.8 billion).
By sectors, the largest inflows were in mining – $12.1 billion (up by 25 percent ), manufacturing – $5.6 billion ( up by 2.7 percent), wholesale and retail trade – $5.1 billion ( up by 36 percent), professional, scientific, and technical activities – $1.2 billion (2.2 times increase), transport and warehousing – $1.2 billion (up by 13.5 percent).
By region, Atyrau became the main destination for FDIs with $8.3 billion (up by 48.3 percent), followed by Almaty – $7.6 billion (up by 10.9 percent), Astana – $2.2 billion (up by 107.2 percent), East Kazakhstan region – $2.2 billion (up by 3.1 percent), and Aktobe region – $1.2 billion (down by 11.2 percent).