90 percent of those who came to Uzbekistan for commercial purposes are citizens of Afghanistan
During the 8 months, 310.9 thousand foreigners arrived in Uzbekistan for commercial purposes. Citizens of which country are the most numerous?
90 percent of those who came to Uzbekistan for commercial purposes are from Afghanistan
In January–August 2026, 310.9 thousand foreign citizens visited Uzbekistan for commercial purposes.
The majority of foreigners who arrived for commercial purposes were citizens of Afghanistan. During the reporting period, 281,258 citizens from Afghanistan arrived in Uzbekistan.
This accounts for nearly 90 percent of the total visits. Turkmenistan was recorded in second place with 21,033 visits.
Meanwhile, 5,784 foreign citizens from Tajikistan came to Uzbekistan for commercial purposes.
664 citizens from Kyrgyzstan and 525 citizens from Kazakhstan visited for commercial purposes. The number of those arriving from Russia was 332.
290 foreign citizens from Turkey came to Uzbekistan for this purpose. Other countries accounted for 1,013 visitors.