Preliminary data from Uzbekistan's National Committee on Statistics shows China as leading trade partner in Jan–Jul 2026

Preliminary figures published by the National Committee on Statistics show that Uzbekistan traded with more than 200 nations in the first seven months of this year.

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Preliminary figures from Uzbekistan’s National Committee on Statistics show China as the country’s top trade partner in January–July 2026.

In its latest report, the agency listed the following ten partners as the largest by total trade turnover for that period:

- China — $11.3 billion

- Russian Federation — $8.1 billion

- Kazakhstan — $3.3 billion

- Türkiye — $1.6 billion

- Afghanistan — $1.2 billion

- France — $1.1 billion

- Republic of Korea — $1.1 billion

- United Arab Emirates — $928.7 million

- Turkmenistan — $779.4 million

- Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) — $776.8 million

The data are preliminary and do not include a breakdown between exports and imports.

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