Uzbekistan Plans Annual Salary Increases Above Inflation

The government of Uzbekistan intends to increase pensions and public sector salaries each year at a rate exceeding inflation, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s fiscal strategy through 2028.

This initiative is aimed at ensuring steady income growth and strengthening social protection for the country’s population. The wage increases are also aligned with the national development plan «Uzbekistan-2030.»

The ministry noted that salaries in 2025 were increased ahead of schedule and at a higher rate than initially planned. Next year, over 1.7 trillion UZS will be allocated for additional wage hikes — up from 1.5 trillion UZS in 2025 and 1.3 trillion UZS in 2024.

Budget spending on wages is expected to rise by 17.1 trillion UZS in 2026, reaching a total of 171.4 trillion UZS.

In early June, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree to raise public sector salaries by 10% starting in August.

Kursiv Uzbekistan also reports that The volume of Uzbekistan’s unobserved economy reached 265.5 trillion UZS.