CAREC Project Portfolio

From 2001 to June 2023, CAREC investments reached almost $47.27 billion covering 257 regional projects. Of the total, more than $16.53 billion was financed by ADB, $20.94 billion by other development partners, and $9.8 billion by CAREC governments (Figure A). The top three funders are ADB, the World Bank and the EBRD. The top three contributing governments are Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.

Of these investments, transport has the biggest share, with about 69.7% or about $33.0 billion; energy accounts for 20.4% or more than $9.7 billion; trade and trade facilitation accounts for 3.9% or about $1.86 billion (Figure B).

A. Amount of CAREC Investments by Funder (as of 30 June 2023, in $ million)

B. Amount of CAREC Investments by Sector (as of 30 June 2023, in $ million)

C. Cumulative Amount of CAREC Investments by Year (as of 30 June 2023, in $ million)

D. Amount of CAREC Investments by Country (as of 30 June 2023, in $ million)

AFG = Afghanistan, AZE = Azerbaijan, GEO = Georgia, KAZ = Kazakhstan, KGZ = the Kyrgyz Republic, MON = Mongolia, PAK = Pakistan, PRC = People’s Republic of China, TAJ = Tajikistan, TKM = Turkmenistan, UZB = Uzbekistan.

E. ADB-Financed CAREC Projects (as of 30 June 2023, in $ million)