Uzbekistan’s foreign-invested businesses exceed 22,000, up 28.2% in a year
The number of enterprises with foreign investment in Uzbekistan reached 22,029 as of October 1, 2026, up by 4,841, or 28.2%, year on year.
Uzbekistan now has more than 22,000 foreign-invested businesses, marking a 28.2% increase over the past year.
According to the National Statistics Committee, 17,178 of these were enterprises with foreign capital, while 4,851 were joint ventures.
Over the past five years, the number of foreign-invested enterprises in the country has grown 1.5 times.
China had the highest number of such businesses, with 6,649 operating in Uzbekistan as of October 1. Russia was second with 3,690, and Turkey followed with 2,410.
Kazakhstan ranked fourth with 1,378 enterprises, followed by South Korea with 744 and Afghanistan with 740. Azerbaijan had 519 enterprises, Tajikistan 490, the United Arab Emirates 472 and India 455, completing the top 10 countries by the number of foreign-invested businesses in Uzbekistan.