Xinjiang's industrial production and investment saw huge gains in 2025

Industrial production and investment in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region experienced rapid growth in 2025, outpacing the national level, official data showed.

According to the regional bureau of statistics, Xinjiang's GDP reached 2.15 trillion yuan ($309 billion) in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 5.5 percent. Industrial added value from enterprises above the designated size rose by 7.7 percent, while fixed-asset investment grew by 7.2 percent — 11 percentage points higher than the national number.

At a news conference in Urumqi on Friday, Lei Haijun, director of the bureau, said Xinjiang accelerated the development of a modern industrial system and industrial transformation last year, sustaining robust industrial growth and demonstrating the sector's resilience.

The manufacturing sector recorded an 11.2 percent rise in value added, while mining grew by 6.2 percent. Several key industries saw double-digit expansion: nonferrous metal mining and processing surged 34.2 percent, textiles grew 26.1 percent, and nonferrous metal smelting and rolling increased 18.5 percent. Chemical raw materials and products, gas production and supply, and nonmetallic mineral products also posted gains above 10 percent.

On the investment side, industrial investment — which accounted for 54.9 percent of total fixed-asset investment — climbed 8.6 percent year-on-year, contributing 4.7 percentage points to the overall growth. By sector, investment in petroleum, coal, and other fuel processing soared 130 percent, textiles rose 31.1 percent, and chemical raw materials and products grew 22.6 percent.

Infrastructure investment expanded 15.6 percent, contributing 3.2 percentage points to total fixed-asset investment growth. Within this category, information transmission and computer services and software jumped 96.1 percent, while transport, storage, and postal services increased by 17 percent.

Notably, investment in wind power projects grew rapidly in 2025, with 253 projects — 60 more than the previous year — recording a 33.4 percent year-on-year growth in completed investment, contributing 2.6 percentage points to the overall growth in fixed-asset investment.

Private investment showed vigor in sectors such as information transmission, computer services and software, water conservancy, environment and public facilities management, as well as transport, storage and postal services.

Lei noted that while Xinjiang's economy maintained stable progress in 2025, it still faces challenges from external uncertainties and insufficient effective demand. He added that more proactive macro policies will be implemented to expand domestic demand, optimize supply, stabilize employment and market expectations, and promote high-quality growth.