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Uzbekistan GDP and Economic Data

Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Uzbekistan economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends.

 
 
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Central bank

Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan

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International Reserves

N/A

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Gross Domestic Product - GDP

USD 41.2 billion (2018, estimate)

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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

Intl$ 250.3 billion (2018, estimate)

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Real GDP growth
2014 2015* 2016* 2017* 2018*
8% 7.9% 9.8% 8.9%* 5%*

*Estimate

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GDP per capita - current prices

USD 1,262.9 (2018, estimate)

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GDP per capita - PPP

Intl$ 7,665.5 (2018, estimate)

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GDP (PPP) - share of world total

0.19% (2019)

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GDP - composition by sector
  • agriculture: 28.8% 
  • industry: 28.4% 
  • services: 31.6%

(2016 estimate)

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Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)

N/A

 

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Inflation
2015 2016 2017 2018* 2019*
8.5% 8.8% 13.9% 17.5% 14.7%

*Estimate

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Unemployment rate

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Household saving rates

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Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
2015 2016 2017 2018* 2019*
7.1% 8.6% 20.2% 20.6% 23.3%

*Estimate

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Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
2015 2016 2017 2018* 2019*
1.1% 1.6% 1.8% 2.2% 0.6%

*Estimate

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Government bond ratings

Standard & Poor's: BB–

Moody's: B1

Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)

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Market value of publicly traded shares
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Largest companies

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Current account balance

USD 3.6 billion (2018 estimate)

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Current account balance by percentage of GDP

-7.1% (2018 estimate)

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Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)

29.1% (2018)

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Shares in world total merchandising export

0.06% (2018)

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Shares in world total commercial services export

0.07% (2018)

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Total exports

USD 15.9 billion (2018 estimate)

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Export commodities

Energy products, cotton, gold, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and nonferrous metals, textiles, foodstuffs, machinery, automobiles

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Total imports

USD 19.0 billion (2018 estimate)

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Import commodities

Machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, ferrous and nonferrous metals

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Exports - major partners

Switzerland 38.7%, China 15.5%, Russia 10.7%, Turkey 8.6%, Kazakhstan 7.7%, Afghanistan 4.7% (2017)

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Imports - major partners

China 23.7%, Russia 22.5%, Kazakhstan 10.7%, South Korea 9.8%, Turkey 5.8%, Germany 5.6% (2017)

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FDI inflows
2016 2017 2018
USD 134 million USD 98 million USD 412 million
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FDI outflows

N/A

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Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser

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Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014

N/A

(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )

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Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015

N/A

(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )

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Best countries for doing business

Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.

Overall ranking: 69 out of 190 countries

Subcategories:

Starting a Business: 8 out of 190 countries

Dealing with Construction Permits: 132 out of 190 countries

Getting Electricity: 36 out of 190 countries

Registering Property: 72 out of 190 countries

Getting Credit: 67 out of 190 countries

Protecting Minority Investors: 37 out of 190 countries

Paying Taxes: 69 out of 190 countries

Trading across Borders: 152 out of 190 countries

Enforcing Contracts: 22 out of 190 countries

Resolving Insolvency: 100 out of 190 countries

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Global competitiveness ranking

N/A

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Index of Economic Freedom

Ranking: 140 / Score: 53.3 (Mostly unfree) (2019)

(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)

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Time zone

UTC+5

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Total area

447,400 sq km

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Capital

Tashkent (Toshkent)

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Currency

Uzbekistani soum (UZS)

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Government type

Presidential republic; highly authoritarian

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Languages

Uzbek (official) 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%

Note: in the Karakalpakstan Republic, both the Karakalpak language and Uzbek have official status

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Religions

Muslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%

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Total population
1990 2000 2010 2015 2020*
N/A 24.5 million 28 million 31.0 million 33.5 million

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Urban population as % of total population
1960 1980 2000 2018
34% 40.8% 46.1% 50.5%
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Population median age

29.1 years (2018 estimate)

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Population growth rate

0.91% (2018 estimate)

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Life expectancy

74.3 years (2018 estimate)

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Literacy

Total population: 100%
Male: 100%
Female: 100% (2018 est.)

(age 15 and over can read and write) 

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% of population living on less than $3.10 a day

N/A

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Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)

N/A

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Freedom House rating

Political Rights: 7
Civil Liberties: 9 (2019)                         

(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)

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Total telephone subscribers as % of population

Fixed 10.8%   Mobile 75.9% (2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)

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Internet users as % of total population

52.3% (2017)

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Mercer Cost of living index

Tashkent: 208th (2019)

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CO2 emissions

3.4 (2014)

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