Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- In January-September 2023, 226.6 trillion soums of investments in fixed assets were disbursed in Uzbekistan and, compared to the corresponding period in 2022, this amounted to 111.8%, the State Statistics Agency said.

About 62.0%, or 140.5 trillion soums of investments in fixed capital, were financed from borrowed funds, 38.0%, or 86.1 trillion soums, from the own funds of enterprises, organizations and the population.

Also, their volume, disbursed from centralized sources of financing, amounted to 29.6 trillion soums, the remaining 197.0 trillion soums were disbursed from non-centralized sources of financing.

In January-September 2023, 62.8 trillion soums of investments in fixed assets, or 27.7% of their total volume, were disbursed from the own funds of enterprises and organizations. At the expense of the population, 23.2 trillion soums, or 10.3%, were disbursed.

Through foreign direct investment, 43.6 trillion soums were disbursed, which, compared to the corresponding period in 2022, is 4.5 percentage points more, or 19.2% of their total volume.

At the same time, due to bank loans and other borrowed funds, 19.1 trillion soums were disbursed (8.4% of the total investment in fixed assets and this indicator, compared to the corresponding period of 2022, increased by 0.9 p.p.), foreign loans under the guarantee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, amounting to 12.5 trillion soums (5.5% increased by 0.5 p.p.), non–guaranteed and other foreign investments and loans – 48.3 trillion soums (21.3% decreased by 3.1 p.p.), the Reconstruction and Development Fund - 0.7 trillion soums (0.3% decreased by 0.2 p.p.), the Republican Budget – 15.1 trillion soums (6.7% decreased by 1.3 p.p.), the Fund for the Development of Water Supply and Sewerage Systems – 1.2 trillion soums (0.6% decreased by 0.4 p.p.) of their total volume.

In the technological structure of investments in fixed capital in the Republic of Uzbekistan, 100.6 trillion soums were allocated for the purchase of machinery, equipment and inventory, which amounted to 44.4% of their total volume, investments in construction and installation work reached 105.8 trillion soums (share in the total volume is 46.7%), for other costs – 20.2 trillion soums (8.9%).

The highest share of construction and installation work in the total volume of investments in fixed capital was observed in Andijan region - 65.7%, or 8.0 trillion soums.

The lowest level of this indicator was noted in Syrdarya region – 21.3%, or 1.9 trillion soums. In the same area, the highest share of costs for the purchase of machinery, equipment and inventory was recorded – 67.6%, or 6.2 trillion soums.

Investments in fixed assets financed by foreign direct investment amounted to 43.6 trillion soums and, compared to the same period in 2022, reached 147.3%.

Investments in fixed capital, financed by foreign loans guaranteed by the Republic of Uzbekistan, amounted to 12.5 trillion soums and, compared to the same period in 2022, reached 123.5%.

Investments in fixed capital, financed by unguaranteed foreign loans and other investments, amounted to 48.3 trillion soums and, compared to the same period in 2022, reached 97.8%.