Uzbekistan attracted around 8.6 mln foreign visitors between January and September 2025, according to the National Statistics Agency. The figure marks an increase of 2.8 mln tourists, or 49.3%, compared with the same period in 2024.
Most travellers came from neighbouring countries, with 2.4 mln arriving from Kyrgyzstan, 2 mln from Kazakhstan and 1.9 mln from Tajikistan. Russia ranked next with 757,100 visitors, followed by Afghanistan with 343,600 and Turkmenistan with 275,000.
Uzbekistan also welcomed a growing number of tourists from beyond the region, including 176,900 from China, 129,900 from Turkey, 55,800 from India and 35,200 from South Korea.
Kursiv also reports that Alipay+, the global wallet gateway of Ant International, has announced a partnership with HUMO, Uzbekistan’s national payment system, to enable cross-border QR payments between Uzbekistan and more than 50 countries.
