Uzbekistan's services market has grown to 802.4 trillion soums.

Uzbekistan's services market reached 802.4 trillion soums.

According to the National Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the volume of market services rendered in Uzbekistan from January to July 2026 amounted to 802,461.9 billion soums in current prices. This represents a 16.7% increase in real terms compared to the same period last year.

According to preliminary data from the agency, the volume of services in January-July 2025 amounted to 651,676.9 billion soums, representing a 13.5% increase compared to 2024. This year, the following sectors contributed the most to the increase in market services: trade services (up 15.2% and 3.9 percentage points), financial services (up 24.5% and 3.6 percentage points), accommodation and food services (up 15% and 2.8 percentage points), and transportation services (up 14.3% and 2.3 percentage points).

From January to July 2026, Tashkent accounted for 41.4% of the total market services provided, amounting to 332,240.5 billion soums, with a real growth rate of 117.4%. Among the regions, the highest volumes of services were recorded in Samarkand Region – 56,487.5 billion soums (7% of the total), Tashkent Region – 53,785.5 billion soums (6.7%), and Fergana Region – 52,295.3 billion soums (6.5%). Among the regions excluding the capital, the highest real growth rates were demonstrated by Syrdarya Region (118.7%) and Navoi Region (118.5%).

The volume of market services per capita in the republic reached 20,909.4 thousand soums, compared to 17,285.2 thousand soums a year earlier, with a real growth rate of 114.6%. The highest per capita volume was recorded in the city of Tashkent – 103,981.1 thousand soums, which is 18,737.7 thousand soums more than in January-July 2025. The lowest figure was recorded in the Surkhandarya region – 8,267,100 soums.

During the reporting period, the volume of market services provided by small businesses reached 451,972.6 billion soums, accounting for 56.3% of the total, with a real growth rate of 117.9%. The largest share of small businesses in the volume of services was recorded in the Fergana region (76.2%) and Andijan region (74.9%). In the city of Tashkent, despite the relatively low share of small businesses at 41.9%, the volume of services provided by this sector was the largest in the country, amounting to 139,236.5 billion soums.

In the structure of market services by type of economic activity, trade services accounted for 25.2%, accommodation and food services 18.7%, financial services 15.7%, transportation services 15.1%, communications and information technology services 7.7%, and education services 3.4%.

From January to July 2026, trade services output increased by 35,065.9 billion soums at current prices, reaching 202,007.3 billion soums, with retail services accounting for the largest share (41.4%). Accommodation and food services increased by 29,478.2 billion soums to 149,719.2 billion soums, of which 96.6% was accounted for by the provision of food and beverages. Transport services totaled 121,451.6 billion soums, of which 52.4%, or 63,691.9 billion soums, were provided by road transport services.

Financial services increased by 30,596.1 billion soums, reaching 125,805.6 billion soums, a growth rate of 124.5%. Communication and information services totaled 61,647 billion soums, of which computer programming services accounted for the largest share—48.5%. Education services totaled 27,241.3 billion soums, with higher education services predominating (41.2%), while healthcare services totaled 13,865.1 billion soums.

The National Statistics Committee clarifies that the data presented are preliminary and may be subject to adjustments in subsequent publications. Also, starting with data for January-March 2026, changes were made to the methodology for calculating the volume of trade services, taking into account fluctuations in inventories of goods intended for resale, in accordance with the recommendations of international experts.