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Uzbekistan GDP and Economic Data

Country Report 2017 - Includes Uzbekistan real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.

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. Rankings of Uzbekistan best banks and safest banks are also available.

 
 
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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 67.1 billion (2017, estimate)

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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

Intl$ 218.9 billion (2017, estimate)

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Real GDP growth
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
7.5% 9.5% 9% 8.1% 8.5% 8.3% 8.2%
2013 2014 2015* 2016* 2017*    
8% 8.1% 8% 6% 6%    

*Estimate

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GDP per capita - current prices

USD 2,116.7 (2017, estimate)

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GDP per capita - PPP

Intl$ 6,902.3 (2017, estimate)

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GDP (PPP) - share of world total
1980 1990 2000 2010 2017*
N/A N/A 0.10% 0.13% 0.2%

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GDP - composition by sector
  • agriculture: 19.3% 
  • industry: 33.9% 
  • services: 46.8%

(2016 estimate)

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

N/A

 

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Inflation
2013 2014 2015* 2016* 2017*
11.7% 9.1% 8.5% 8.4% 9.6%

*Estimate

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Unemployment rate
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

*Estimate

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Household saving rates

N/A

 

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Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
2013 2014 2015* 2016* 2017*
8.3% 7.6% 10.8% 15.1% 13.9%

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Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
2013 2014 2015* 2016* 2017*
2.4% 2.2% 0.9% 0% 0.1%

*Estimate   

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Government bond ratings

Standard & Poor's: N/A

Moody's: N/A

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

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Market value of publicly traded shares
2013 2014 2015
N/A N/A N/A
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Largest companies

N/A

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Current account balance

USD 0.2 billion (2017 estimate)

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Current account balance by percentage of GDP

0.2% (2017 estimate)

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

20.7% (2015)

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Shares in world total merchandising export

0.08% (2015)

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Shares in world total commercial services export

0.05% (2013)

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Total exports

USD 11.1 billion (2016 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 11.6 billion (2016 estimate)

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Import commodities

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

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Exports - major partners

Switzerland 25.8%, China 17.6%, Kazakhstan 14.2%, Turkey 9.9%, Russia 8.4%, Bangladesh 6.9% (2015)

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Imports - major partners

China 20.8%, Russia 20.8%, South Korea 12%, Kazakhstan 10.8%, Turkey 4.6%, Germany 4.4% (2015)

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FDI inflows
2013 2014 2015
USD 629 million USD 626 million USD 1,068 million
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FDI outflows
2013 2014 2015
N/A N/A N/A
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Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
2012 2013 2014 2015
N/A N/A N/A N/A
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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: 87 out of 190 countries (2017)

Subcategories:

Starting a business: 25 out of 190 countries

Enforcing Contracts: 38 out of 190 countries

Registering Property: 75 out of 190 countries

Getting Credit: 44 out of 190 countries

Protecting Minority Investors: 70 out of 190 countries

Trading Across Borders: 165 out of 190 countries

Paying Taxes: 138 out of 190 countries

Dealing with Construction Permits: 147 out of 190 countries

Getting Electricity: 83 out of 190 countries

Resolving Insolvency: 77 out of 190 countries

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Global competitiveness ranking

N/A

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Index of Economic Freedom

Ranking: 166 / Score: 46.02 (Repressed) (2016)

(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 2016* 2021*
N/A 24.908 million 28.5 million 31.343 million 33.269 million

*Estimate 

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Urban population as % of total population
1960 1980 2000 2015
34% 41% 37% 36%
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Population median age

28.1 years (2016 estimate)

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Population growth rate

0.93% (2016 estimate)

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Life expectancy

73.8 years (2016 estimate)

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Literacy

Total population: 99.6%
Male: 99.7%
Female: 99.5% (2015 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: 7 (2017)                         

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

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Total telephone subscribers as % of population

Fixed 9.48%   Mobile 73.32% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)

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Internet users as % of total population

42.8% (2015)

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Mercer Cost of living index

Tashkent: 137th (2016)

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CO2 emissions

3.4 (2013)

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