Uzbekistan: Chinese Development Finance Profile, 2000-2022

This country profile of Uzbekistan provides a detailed overview of the scale, scope, and composition of Chinese state-directed financing to Uzbekistan between 2000 and 2022. It includes granular information on key trends in China’s loan and grant-financed commitments, its lending portfolio, ESG risks in its infrastructure projects, and contractual safeguards adoption and implementation.

Between 2000 and 2022, China has directed $18.1 billion in loan and grant-financed commitments and 181 projects to the Republic of Uzbekistan. The most important project for China’s development portfolio in Uzbekistan is the 2008 Central Asia-China gas pipeline, which received at least $4.7 billion in funding— helping China meet its ever-growing energy needs while also providing Uzbekistan the opportunity to generate revenue. 

The insights in this profile are derived from AidData’s Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset, Version 3.0, and the sources referenced therein. Additional 2022 data collection is based on a forthcoming dataset version launching later this year.