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Overview In 2023, Uzbekistan was the number 70 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 72 in total exports, the number 66 in total imports, the number 144 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 74 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .

Exports The top exports of Uzbekistan are Gold ($11.2B), Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($1.38B), Refined Copper ($535M), Petroleum Gas ($535M), and Potassic Fertilizers ($500M), exporting mostly to Switzerland ($8.18B), Russia ($3.02B), United Kingdom ($2.65B), China ($1.82B), and Turkey ($1.45B).

Imports The top imports of Uzbekistan are Cars ($1.94B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.54B), Packaged Medicaments ($1.37B), Refined Petroleum ($1.09B), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($1.01B), importing mostly from China ($12.1B), Russia ($6.54B), Kazakhstan ($3.04B), South Korea ($2.39B), and Turkey ($1.9B).

Location Uzbekistan borders Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan by land and Azerbaijan by sea.

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Uzbekistan.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Top Export (2023)Gold$11.2B
Top Destination (2023)Switzerland$8.18B

In 2023, Uzbekistan exported a total of $24.3B, making it the number 72 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Uzbekistan have changed by $13.6B from $10.7B in 2018 to $24.3B in 2023.

The most recent exports are led by Gold ($11.2B), Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($1.38B), Refined Copper ($535M), Petroleum Gas ($535M), and Potassic Fertilizers ($500M). The most common destination for the exports of Uzbekistan are Switzerland ($8.18B), Russia ($3.02B), United Kingdom ($2.65B), China ($1.82B), and Turkey ($1.45B).

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2022 - 2023)
Switzerland$3.89B (+ 90.7%)
United Kingdom$1.9B (+ 251%)
Russia$425M (+ 16.3%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2022 - 2023)
China$5.33B (+ 78.7%)
Russia$488M (+ 8.06%)
France$304M (+ 110%)

Total Export Growth by Market (2022 - 2023)

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Service Trade

Service Trade

Uzbekistan Exports Services (2018)$2.66B
Uzbekistan Imports Services (2018)$4.99B

In 2018, Uzbekistan exported $2.66B worth of services. The top services exported by Uzbekistan in 2018 were Personal travel ($1.13B), Other transport ($943M), Air transport ($308M), Telecommunications services ($150M), and Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($51.2M).

The top services imported by Uzbekistan in 2018 were Other transport ($1.88B), Business travel ($1.2B), Personal travel ($1.04B), Air transport ($529M), and Construction in the compiling economy ($138M).

Service Exports (2018)

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Economic Complexity

Overview

Economic Complexity (Trade)-0.22Rank 74 of 132
Economic Complexity (Technology)-0.86Rank 70 of 96
Economic Complexity (Research)-1.37Rank 136 of 140

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Uzbekistan has a high level of specialization in Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn (110), Wheat Flours (61.3), Molybdenum (54.8), Uranium and Thorium Ore (54), and Silk Fabrics (46.1). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Uzbekistan observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Uzbekistan according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Molybdenum; articles thereof, including waste and scrap (1.25), Organo-sulphur compounds (1.08), Reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines (0.94), Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof (0.91), and Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations n.e.c. or included (0.79). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Uzbekistan according to the relatedness index, were Raw Cotton (0.21), Knit Women's Shirts (0.21), Other Ores (0.2), Marble, Travertine and Alabaster (0.2), and Chromium Ore (0.2). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Uzbekistan is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Uzbekistan. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Uzbekistan exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relatedness Space (2023)

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

Diversification Frontier

Economic Complexity Ranking

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During the last 20 years Uzbekistan's⁩ ⁨economy has become relatively less complex, moving from the ⁩⁨66th to the 74th⁩ position in the ECI rank.

These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.

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