Uzbekistan increases gas, fruit and vegetable exports, while car, textile and oil supplies decline

In the first seven months of 2025, Uzbekistan recorded sharp growth in meat, auto parts and primary plastics imports. In July, trade with China expanded significantly.

According to the National Committee on Statistics, Uzbekistan’s foreign trade turnover reached $44.7 billion in January–July 2025. Compared with the same period last year, the figure rose by 19.9% due to significant increases in both exports ($20.1 billion, +34.9%) and imports ($24.2 billion, +9.9%). As a result, the trade deficit narrowed to $4.18 billion, down from $7.2 billion last year.

In July, Uzbekistan resumed gold exports after a pause in June, selling $1.09 billion worth of the precious metal. Over seven months, gold exports totaled $7.58 billion (+80.9%), already exceeding the entire 2024 figure of $7.48 billion.

China remained Uzbekistan’s top trade partner with $8.07 billion in turnover, followed by Russia with $7.16 billion. From January to July, trade with China increased by 17.95%, while trade with Russia rose by 4.7%.

Kazakhstan ($2.63 billion), Turkey ($1.6 billion) and South Korea ($981.5 million) also ranked among the top five. Of these, only Kazakhstan saw growth in trade turnover. Other major partners in the top ten included Afghanistan ($862.2 million), France ($857.8 million), Germany ($750.5 million), India ($748.3 million) and the UAE ($655.1 million).

Exports

Excluding gold, industrial goods remained the leading export category, totaling $2.22 billion (–10%). Textile and fabric exports brought in $893.7 million (–26.9%). Non-ferrous metals rose slightly to $871.5 million (+1%), while steel and iron exports fell by 21.9% to $96.9 million. At the same time, exports of non-metallic minerals nearly doubled to $160.3 million, and metal products rose to $121.7 million.

Food products ranked second with $1.51 billion (+39.7%), dominated by fruits and vegetables ($1.1 billion, +38.1%) and grains ($298.2 million, +53.5%).

Exports of chemical products amounted to $1.17 billion (+16.9%). Inorganic chemicals grew by 16.6% to $666.4 million, followed by fertilizers with $251.9 million (+36.9%).

Fuel and energy resource exports increased by 11.5% to $876.2 million. Oil and petroleum product exports fell 16.6% to $333.3 million, while natural gas exports surged by more than a third to $438.6 million. Electricity exports grew by half, exceeding $102.8 million.

Exports of various finished goods totaled $872.6 million (+31.8%). Clothing exports accounted for $577 million (+9.6%), while other manufactured products rose 2.6 times to $254.2 million.

Exports of machinery and equipment fell sharply by 17.3% to $562.3 million. The leading category – cars and auto parts – dropped by 19.3% to $160.6 million. However, exports of automotive components rose by 1.4% to $135.9 million, and electrical equipment increased 16.1% to $135 million.

Meanwhile, service exports reached $4.84 billion, making up 24.1% of total exports. Compared with the same period in 2024, this segment rose by 30.2%. Tourism ($2.54 billion), transport ($1.59 billion) and IT services ($412 million) were the leading contributors.

Imports

Machinery and equipment remained the largest import category at $8.09 billion (+3.7%). Car imports stood at $1.87 billion (+1.1%), special machinery at $1.54 billion (+5.4%), industrial non-specialized equipment at $1.44 billion (+20.3%), electrical equipment at $1.15 billion (+1.3%), power generators at $668.3 million (+5.8%) and sound recording equipment at $542.2 million (–0.6%).

Since the beginning of the year, imports of passenger cars dropped 1.5 times to $530.2 million. In contrast, imports of car parts and accessories grew by 41.2% to $978 million.

Industrial goods ranked second with $3.88 billion (+16.4%). Imports of iron and steel ($1.7 billion, +15.7%), metal products ($582.5 million, +26%) and rubber products ($318.6 million, +31.9%) all rose.

Imports of chemical products increased by 13.6% to $3.11 billion. Spending on medical goods reached $1.12 billion (+7.3%), primary plastics $585.3 million (+32.5%) and chemical materials $431.4 million (+10.3%).

Food imports amounted to $2.32 billion (+13.8%). Grain accounted for $538.4 million (+6.7%), meat and meat products $420.1 million (+73.6%), sugar and confectionery $290 million (–21%), and fruits and vegetables $267.7 million (+5.2%).

Imports of fuel and energy resources fell by 18.4% to $2.06 billion. Oil and petroleum product imports decreased by 10.5% to $1.15 billion, while gasoline fell by 3.9% to $913.5 million. Gas imports from Turkmenistan and Russia dropped 30.6% to $734 million. Coal imports rose to $104.8 million (+9.2%), while electricity imports fell to $67.9 million (–16.7%).

Imports of services – accounting for over 10.3% of total imports – rose by 32.3% to $2.51 billion. Tourism was the leading category at $1.4 billion, followed by transport ($465 million) and IT services ($256.6 million).

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