In 2025, foreign investors' income from investments in Kyrgyzstan amounted to $409 million, an increase of 14.7% compared to the previous year. According to the National Bank, Kyrgyz companies and other residents received $134.3 million from their investments abroad, Akchabar.kg reports.
Thus, foreign capital generated approximately three times more income in Kyrgyzstan than Kyrgyz assets abroad.
The difference between the income of foreign investors and residents of the country amounted to approximately $275 million. Taking into account the income of foreign workers and the labor income of Kyrgyz citizens abroad, the overall gap reached $282.5 million, compared to $240 million the previous year.
The increase in profits for foreign companies does not mean a complete withdrawal of funds from the economy. A significant portion of the income remains in the country in the form of reinvestment—for business expansion, modernization of enterprises, and new projects.
The increase in the return on foreign investment indicates Kyrgyzstan's growing attractiveness for foreign capital. In recent years, the country has been strengthening investment cooperation with China, Central Asian countries, Russia, and other partners, particularly in infrastructure, energy, industry, and trade.
However, the growing gap between the income of foreign investors and Kyrgyz companies abroad demonstrates that the country's economy remains primarily a recipient of capital. To change this, it is necessary to develop national businesses and export-oriented production, and create conditions for Kyrgyz companies to more actively enter foreign markets.
Thus, the influx of foreign investment remains an important factor in economic growth, but Kyrgyzstan's long-term goal is not only to attract capital, but to develop its own competitive economy capable of creating and exporting added value.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
August 7, 2026