According to preliminary data from the Statistics Agency under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 229.3 trillion soums of fixed capital investments were mastered in the Republic of Uzbekistan in January-June 2024, an increase of 136.6% compared to the corresponding period in 2023.

75.6% or 173.3 trillion soums of fixed capital investments were financed from attracted funds, 24.4% or 56.0 trillion soums from the own funds of enterprises, organizations, and the population.

Their volume, mastered from centralized financing sources, amounted to 24.5 trillion soums, the remaining 204.8 trillion soums were mastered from non-centralized financing sources.

In January-June 2024, 42.0 trillion soums of fixed capital investments were mastered from the own funds of enterprises and organizations, or 18.3% of their total volume. From the funds of the population, 14.0 trillion soums were mastered, or 6.1%.

66.8 trillion soums were mastered from direct foreign investments, which is 2.0 percentage points or 29.1% more than in the same period in 2023.

In addition, 5.7 trillion soums were mastered from bank loans and other borrowed funds (2.5% of the total volume of fixed capital investments), foreign loans under the guarantee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, amounting to 13.6 trillion soums (5.9%), unguaranteed and other foreign investments and loans – 76.3 trillion soums (33.3%), the Reconstruction and Development Fund – 1.8 trillion soums (0.8%), the Republican budget – 8.3 trillion soums (3.6%), the Water Supply and Sewerage Systems Development Fund – 0.8 trillion soums (0.4%) of their total volume.

Key takeaways:

• Fixed capital investments in Uzbekistan in January-June 2024 showed significant growth compared to the same period in 2023.
• The majority of investments were financed from attracted funds, while the share of investments from the own funds of enterprises and organizations increased.
• Direct foreign investments also demonstrated growth.

This indicates a positive trend in investment activity in Uzbekistan and a growing interest of investors in the country’s economy.