Transfers accounted for more than a quarter of the population's income in Uzbekistan
In January–September 2026, transfers accounted for 25.7% of the total income of Uzbekistan's residents. This category includes pensions, benefits, scholarships, and remittances from abroad. According to preliminary data from the National Committee on Statistics, social payments made up 30.7% of transfers, while other receipts accounted for another 69.3%. At the same time, remittances from abroad provided 17.8% of all population income. In the structure of social […]
More than a quarter of Uzbekistan residents' income came from transfers
In January–September 2026, transfers accounted for 25.7% of the total income of Uzbekistan's population. This category includes pensions, benefits, scholarships, and remittances from abroad.
According to preliminary data from the National Statistics Committee, social payments accounted for 30.7% of transfers, while other receipts accounted for 69.3%. Remittances from abroad provided 17.8% of the population's total income.
In the structure of social payments, pensions held the main share at 84.6%. Benefits accounted for 13.5%, and scholarships for 1.9%.
Employment remained the primary source of income: wages and self-employment provided 62.4% of total income. Another 8.3% came from the production of goods and services for own consumption, and 3.6% from property income.
Over the nine months, the population's total income reached 1,026.7 trillion sums. Adjusted for inflation, it grew by 8.1% compared to the same period last year.
The average per capita income stood at 26.1 million sums. In nominal terms, per capita income increased by 13.2%, and in real terms, by 6.2%.
The National Statistics Committee clarified that total income includes monetary receipts and income in kind received on a regular basis by households or their individual members.