Uzbekistan: Chinese Development Finance Profile, 2000-2022
Date Published
Oct 10, 2025
Authors
JulieAnn Sickell, Brooke Escobar
Publisher
Citation
Sickell, J. and Escobar, B. (2025). Uzbekistan: The Scale, Scope, and Composition of Chinese Development Finance. Williamsburg, VA: AidData at William & Mary.
Abstract
This country profile provides a detailed overview of the scale, scope, and composition of Chinese state-directed financing in Uzbekistan from 2000 to 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.
From 2000 to 2022, China directed $18.1 billion in loan and grant-financed commitments for 181 projects in 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 in November 2025.
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