Kazakhstan has attracted a record amount of direct foreign investment as of 2022. The gross inflow of direct foreign investment in Kazakhstan amounted to $28 billion, which is 17.7% higher than the results of 2021 ($23.8 billion). This is the highest figure for the last 10 years, with the previous record set in 2012 at $28.9 billion.
Thanks to the actions of the government and regional administrations, the intermediate target indicators of the Concept of Investment Policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2026 were exceeded by 14.3% last year ($24 billion planned).
The Netherlands was the leader in terms of investment volume into Kazakhstan with $8.33 billion (an increase of 19.7%), followed by the United States with $5.1 billion (an increase of 81.9%), and Switzerland with $2.8 billion (an increase of 2.4%). Other countries on the list were Belgium, Russia, South Korea, China, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
In terms of industries, the highest volume of investments went into the mining industry with $12.1 billion (an increase of 25%), followed by the manufacturing industry with $5.6 billion (an increase of 3%), wholesale and retail trade with $5.08 billion (an increase of 36%), professional, scientific and technical activities with $1.1 billion (an increase of 2.1 times), transportation and warehousing with $1.1 billion (an increase of 14%), construction with $698 million (a decrease of 3%), financial and insurance activities with $650 million (a decrease of 60%), electric power supply and gas supply with $635.6 million (an increase of 2.8 times), among others.
Among the regions, the highest activity in attracting foreign capital was demonstrated by Atyrau region with $8.2 billion (an increase of 48%), Almaty with $7.57 billion (an increase of 11%), Astana with $2.25 billion (an increase of 2 times), East Kazakhstan region with $2.2 billion (an increase of 3%), West Kazakhstan region with $1.12 billion (an increase of 7%), Almaty region with $698.2 million (an increase of 47%), Akmola region with $376.3 million (an increase of 6.3 times), Kyzylorda region with $336.5 million (an increase of 36%), South Kazakhstan region with $105.7 million (an increase of 3 times), and Zhambyl region with $62 million (an increase of 3 times).
Based on the above information, one can write a news post on the significant increase in direct foreign investment in Kazakhstan in 2022. The post can highlight the record-breaking inflow of $28 billion and provide a breakdown of the industries and regions that received the most investment. Additionally, the post can emphasize the success of the government and regional administrations in exceeding their investment targets for the year.