According to a World Bank study, Kyrgyzstan's integration into the Trans-Caspian Transport Route (Middle Corridor) will provide an additional 4.83% ($735 million) boost to the country's GDP and increase employment by 3.97%. Exports are expected to grow by 1.53% ($70 million), imports by 7.82% ($1.09 billion), and the construction sector will experience explosive growth of 27.3%, Economist.kg reported.
The World Bank has proposed four priority logistics infrastructure projects in Kyrgyzstan by 2030, totaling $510 million: a dry port and gauge changeover station in Makmal ($150 million) on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan highway, a dry port in Manas ($30 million), a northern railway terminal ($30 million), and rolling stock renewal ($300 million).
World Bank data confirms Kyrgyzstan's transformation from a purely transit hub into a key link in Eurasian logistics. Connecting the Middle Corridor with the KKU railway will focus regional freight flows in the country.
The main challenge is to move projects from the feasibility study stage to the phase of actively attracting private investors and public-private partnerships. The outpacing growth in imports points to large-scale equipment purchases, which will ultimately lay the foundation for the country's non-resource industrialization.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
October 1, 2026