Uzbekistan’s Foreign Trade Turnover Reaches $37 Bn in H1 2025

Uzbekistan’s foreign trade turnover reached $37 bn in the first six months of 2025, marking a 16.1% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the National Statistics Committee.

China, Russia and Kazakhstan remained the country’s main trading partners. Trade with China exceeded $6.5 bn, followed by $6 bn with Russia and $2.2 bn with Kazakhstan.

As of early July, Uzbekistan exported goods worth $16.8 bn, while imports stood at $20.1 bn. Russia, China and Kazakhstan were the primary buyers of Uzbek products and also the main suppliers of goods to the country.

Gold remained Uzbekistan’s top export, with more than $6.6 bn worth exported during the period, a 57.2% increase year on year. Industrial goods accounted for $1.8 bn, and food products for $1.2 bn.

On the import side, Uzbekistan spent $6.6 bn on machinery and transport equipment, $3.2 bn on industrial goods and $2.6 bn on chemical products.

Kursiv also reports that Uzbekistan recorded GDP growth reaching 7.2% year on year.