Market Information
Capital
Tashkent
Languages
Uzbek, Russian, English
Population (as of September, 2021)
34,038,405
Territory
448,978 km²
Currency
Uzbek sum (UZS)
GDP
$253 billion (2020)
GDP growth (2020)
1,6%
GDP structure
2020
agriculture, forestry and fisheries: increase from 28.0% to 28.2%
construction: from 6.6% to 7.0%
services: from 36.1% to 36.3%
industry: decrease from 29.3% to 28.5%
agriculture, forestry and fisheries: increase from 28.0% to 28.2%
construction: from 6.6% to 7.0%
services: from 36.1% to 36.3%
industry: decrease from 29.3% to 28.5%
Key industries
сotton ginning
machine-building
textile
gas
non-ferrous metallurgy
electrical
radio-electronic
instrument-making
aviation
and oil refining
machine-building
textile
gas
non-ferrous metallurgy
electrical
radio-electronic
instrument-making
aviation
and oil refining
Leading exports
Russia: 13%
China: 9.05%
Turkey: 7.14%
Kyrgyzstan: 5.68%
Kazakhstan: 5.3%
China: 9.05%
Turkey: 7.14%
Kyrgyzstan: 5.68%
Kazakhstan: 5.3%
Leading imports
2020
China: 22%
Russia: 20%
Kazakhstan: 10.5%
Korea: 9.68%
Turkey: 5.37%
Germany: 3.46%
Lithuania: 2.35%
the Czech Republic: 2.28%
India: 2.09%
Turkmenistan: 1.98%
China: 22%
Russia: 20%
Kazakhstan: 10.5%
Korea: 9.68%
Turkey: 5.37%
Germany: 3.46%
Lithuania: 2.35%
the Czech Republic: 2.28%
India: 2.09%
Turkmenistan: 1.98%
Industrial Centre
Tashkent
Navoi
Namangan
Andijan
Fergana
Termez
Samarkand
Bukhara
Navoi
Namangan
Andijan
Fergana
Termez
Samarkand
Bukhara
Unemployment level
10.5%
Corruption Perceptions Index
26 (2021)
Easy to do business with
69th place out of 190 (2020)
Economic freedom
108th place
Free trade zones
There are 22 FEZs (Free Economic Zones):
- 12 industrial
- 7 pharmaceutical
- 1 agricultural
- and 1 touristic.
- land tax
- income tax
- tax on property of legal entities
- tax on improvement and development of social infrastructure
- single tax payment for microfirms and small enterprises and many customs payments.