36.4 million
Population
2024
World Bank Open DataInvestor dashboard
Uzbekistan market data
Published indicators, official export data and a sector-by-sector read on where opportunity currently sits. Every figure below is dated and linked to its source.
Figures come from the World Bank, the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan and IT Park Uzbekistan, and reflect the periods stated. They are context for assessment, not investment advice, and should be re-verified against the current published release before any commitment.
Headline indicators
$101.6 billion
GDP, current US$
2023
World Bank country brief$2,789
GDP per capita
2023
World Bank country brief73 years
Life expectancy
2024
World Bank Open Data$728.4 million
IT services exports
2025, IT Park participants
State Statistics Committee (stat.uz)78 countries
IT export destinations
Q3 reporting
IT Park UzbekistanCompanies, employment and IT Park residents
How many businesses actually operate in Uzbekistan, how many people the technology zones employ, and how quickly IT Park membership is growing. Each figure carries its reporting date and a link to the published release.
460,300
Enterprises and organisations operating
As of 1 October 2025, excluding farms and dehkan farms. 390,300 of them (84.8%) are small enterprises and microfirms.
National Statistics Committee105,593
Enterprises in Tashkent city
The largest concentration in the country, ahead of Tashkent region (44,620) and Samarkand region (39,539).
National Statistics Committee8,033
Participants in economic zones and technoparks
Business entities in special economic zones, small industrial zones, technoparks and clusters as of 1 October 2025.
National Statistics Committee51,991
Jobs at IT Park residents
Positions at the end of June 2026, up from 43,070 at the end of June 2025.
National Statistics Committee, Jan–Jun 2026 release$392.5 million
IT Park residents' service exports
January–June 2026, up $90.3 million on the same period of 2025.
National Statistics Committee, Jan–Jun 2026 release470
New IT Park member companies
Admitted between 1 September and 30 November 2025 — 258 registered in Tashkent, 212 in the regions.
IT Park Uzbekistan (outsource.gov.uz)62,137
Technopark employment
People employed by technopark participants at the end of June 2026; economic-zone employment totalled over 223,000 across SEZ, SIZ, technoparks, clusters and youth zones.
National Statistics Committee, Jan–Jun 2026 release647.5 billion UZS
IT Park residents' investment in fixed assets
January–June 2026, more than double the 295.5 billion UZS recorded a year earlier.
National Statistics Committee, Jan–Jun 2026 releaseSources: National Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan press releases on the demography of enterprises (1 October 2025) and on special economic zones, technoparks and IT Park participants (January–June 2026), and IT Park Uzbekistan membership reporting. Employment figures count jobs at the end of the reporting period, not headcount over the year.
IT services exports by IT Park participants (US$ million)
Source: State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan, series on IT Park participants' services exports (siat.stat.uz), converted from thousands to millions of US dollars. Exports rose from $276.3M in 2022 to $728.4M in 2025 on this series.
Where the activity is concentrated
Tashkent city
The dominant centre for IT employment, resident companies and export revenue.
Andijan
One of the fastest-growing regional IT export bases outside the capital.
Bukhara
Growing from a small base, with regional IT centres in development.
Karakalpakstan
Earliest-stage of the reported regions, with export activity starting from 2023.
Regional shares are drawn from the same official series. Tashkent accounts for the large majority of reported export value; regional bases are growing quickly but from far smaller starting points.
Sector readiness
Readiness describes how developed the local market and supply chain currently are — not how attractive the sector is. Early-stage sectors can offer the strongest positions for investors willing to build.
| Corridor | Readiness | What the signal is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI and Emerging Technology | Early stage | Institutional interest is high; most demand is still at pilot scale. | Brief |
| Data Centres, Cloud and Cybersecurity | Scaling | Follows digital-services growth; capital-intensive and anchor-demand driven. | Brief |
| FinTech and Digital Payments | Scaling | Young, mobile-first population; licensing determines the timeline. | Brief |
| Smart Cities and Infrastructure | Scaling | Public procurement-led, with long delivery cycles. | Brief |
| Education and Future Skills | Scaling | Sustained demand from a population where over 60% is under 30. | Brief |
| Healthcare and MedTech | Early stage | Registration and clinical governance set the pace of entry. | Brief |
| Agriculture and AgriTech | Established | A major employer; opportunity is in productivity, processing and water efficiency. | Brief |
| Manufacturing and Industrial Technology | Established | Localisation policy supports equipment, automation and contract production. | Brief |
| Mining and Mineral Processing | Established | Significant mineral base; interest in downstream processing. | Brief |
| Logistics and Supply Chains | Scaling | Double-landlocked: route choice materially affects cost. | Brief |
| Tourism and Hospitality | Scaling | Visa liberalisation and air connectivity have lifted visitor volumes. | Brief |
| Renewable Energy and Sustainability | Scaling | Strong solar resource; grid capacity and offtake terms are the constraint. | Brief |
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