Kazakhstan Attracts Nearly $440B in Investments Over Two Decades

Kazakhstan has attracted a total of $439.7 billion in foreign direct investment over the past two decades, according to data presented at the Third General Assembly of the Union of Turkic Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of National Economy Assan Darbayev outlined investment trends in Kazakhstan’s economy over the last 20 years, as well as figures for 2025, The Caspian Post reports, citing Kazakh media.

Based on National Bank statistics, between 2005 and September 2025 Kazakhstan received $439.7 billion in foreign direct investment, including $6.3 billion from member states of the Organization of Turkic States.

In the first nine months of 2025 alone, the Kazakh economy attracted $14.9 billion in foreign direct investment, representing a 10.9 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024.

Darbayev noted that the government has set a goal of doubling economic growth by 2029. Achieving this target will require attracting at least $150 billion in foreign direct investment and increasing fixed capital investment to 23 percent of GDP by 2029.

He also highlighted that the 2030 Investment Policy Concept was adopted in December 2025 to create a comprehensive system for supporting and stimulating investment. Under this framework, capital investments will be directed toward competitive industries producing high value-added goods.

Earlier reports indicated that Kazakhstan’s exports to countries of the Turkic Council reached $7.6 billion.