Foreign tech giants pay $12mn in Uzbek Taxes
A total of 97 foreign technology companies supplying electronic services within Uzbekistan remitted 143.8bn soums ($12.02mn) in tax revenues to the state budget during the first half of 2026.
Official fiscal data published by government authorities indicates an 84 per cent surge in tax receipts compared to the same six-month period in 2025. The substantial increase stems from growing domestic demand for digital services alongside stricter enforcement of compliance standards for multinational digital vendors operating across the nation. The rapid expansion in receipts underscores Uzbekistan’s growing integration into the global digital commerce ecosystem and ongoing efforts to modernise tax administration.
Under national tax regulations, foreign legal entities supplying digital goods, software, streaming services or online platforms in Uzbekistan must lodge formal quarterly tax returns. The statutory framework mandates that all accrued tax liabilities must be fully settled no later than the 20th day of the month immediately following the end of each reporting quarter.
Apple and Google lead top corporate taxpayers
Apple emerged as the largest corporate contributor during the six-month period, transferring 33.6bn soums ($2.81mn) to the state treasury. Search engine operator Google ranked second with payments totalling 33.3bn soums ($2.78mn), while social media network Meta secured third place after remitting 28.9bn soums ($2.42mn).
Digital gaming and software distribution platforms also generated significant revenue for the state. Valve Corp. placed fourth overall among foreign contributors, paying 15.8bn soums ($1.32mn). Emerging artificial intelligence developers recorded notable liabilities as well, with Anthropic contributing 6.3bn soums ($526,756) and ChatGPT creator OpenAI paying 5.6bn soums ($468,227).
The remaining slots in the top ten list of foreign tax contributors were filled by gaming transaction platform Midasbuy at 2.9bn soums ($242,475), online reservation platform Booking.com at 2.6bn soums ($217,391), short-form video application TikTok at 1.6bn soums ($133,779) and artificial intelligence software provider Anysphere at 1.5bn soums ($125,418).
Government considers bank deposit tax for added revenue
In addition to capturing revenue from international technology corporations, Uzbekistan is examining broader domestic tax reforms to bolster public finances. Authorities recently introduced a policy proposal to levy a 5% tax on interest income generated through bank deposits.
If enacted into law by parliament, the proposed deposit tax is projected to deliver an additional 1.4trln soums ($117.06mn) per year to the state coffers. The measure forms part of ongoing government efforts to expand the national tax base while continuing to capture revenue from fast-growing foreign digital commerce.
