In the first quarter of 2026, the flow of foreign direct investments (FDI) increased by 34% compared to the corresponding period of 2025, reaching 386.7 million USD (the flow of FDI in January-March 2025 was 288.2 million USD).
The largest volume of FDI was in the financial intermediation and insurance sector, amounting to 93.6 million USD. Following that, the processing industry sector attracted approximately 90.1 million USD in investments.
It is noteworthy that the growth was mainly supported by the wholesale and retail trade sector. The volume of FDI attracted to this sector amounted to 64.5 million USD, which is an increase of 137% compared to the same period in 2025. The volume of FDI attracted to the information and communication sector grew by 75%, reaching 46.9 million USD.
The highest growth in FDI was observed in the professional, scientific, and technical activities sector. In the first quarter of 2026, the volume of FDI attracted to this sector reached 49.5 million USD, which is a 26-fold increase compared to the same period in 2025 (in the first quarter of 2025, the FDI attracted to this sector was 1.8 million USD).
In the first quarter of 2026, 30% of the total volume of FDI went to Bishkek city, with an investment volume of 115.8 million USD. The Talas region attracted 80.3 million USD in investments, which accounted for 20.7% of the total volume.
The volume of investments attracted to the Naryn region was 69.7 million USD, while the Chuy region attracted 68.6 million USD. The Jalal-Abad region followed, with a total investment volume of 43.3 million USD.