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Uzbekistan · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Uzbekistan

Europe & Central Asia Capital Tashkent Lower middle income Nation age 35 years (since 1991) i UZB · UZ
NationsTree Index 2025 i55.568th of 196 Tree height 2025 i14 msee ranking Military strength i64percentile
Population i37.1 m42nd of 217 Area i448,923 km²57th of 216 GDP i$147.04 bn61st of 210 GDP (PPP) i$503.97 bn intl.52nd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$13,601 intl.127th of 199 Life expectancy i72.5 years131st of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i59
Strength · trunk i60
Quality of life · crown i46
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i39
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i93
CSV

In short

Uzbekistan is 68th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 55.5 out of 100; its tree is 14 m tall.

It has 37.1 million people and an economy of $503.97 bn at purchasing power parity, 52nd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Completed lower secondary, 25+ (1st of 153), Adult literacy (1st of 98) and Access to electricity (1st of 215).

Its weakest positions: Renewable energy (191st of 212), R&D spending (96th of 110) and Inflation (157th of 180).

Over five years it climbed from 95th to 68th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 448,923 57th/216
Land area ikm² 438,510 56th/216
Population ipeople 37.1 m 42nd/217
Population growth i% 1.88% 55th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 82.9 120th/216
Urban population i% 51.0% 152nd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 31.3% 65th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 6.1% 136th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $147.04 bn 61st/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $503.97 bn 52nd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $430.67 bn 53rd/199
GDP per person iUSD $3,968 151st/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $13,601 127th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $3,670 145th/201
GDP growth i% 7.7% 14th/210
Inflation i% 8.8% 157th/180
Unemployment i% 4.6% 77th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 28.6% 29th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.6% 66th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 16.6% 46th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 32.5% 42nd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 20.8% 15th/192
Services i% of GDP 46.5% 163rd/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $32.40 bn 81st/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $52.00 bn 69th/182
Exports i% of GDP 22.0% 137th/183
Imports i% of GDP 35.4% 112th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 57.4% 132nd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 6.5% 65th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 29.0% 93rd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 11.4% 110th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 8.1% 46th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.7% 136th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -3.9% 130th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 3.0% 70th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 20.5% 23rd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.87% 46th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 11.04% 4th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.05% 33rd/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 8.50% 15th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 172nd/209
Arable land i% of land area 9.2% 109th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 468 156th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 6.7 m 30th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $395.0 m 102nd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 2.7% 113th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 8.4 m 22nd/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 72.5 131st/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 13.4 93rd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.81 65th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 4.9 26th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 90% 104th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 100.0% 1st/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 98.1% 67th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 25.5%2018
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 9.7% 136th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 6.7% 92nd/193
Adult literacy i% 100.0% 1st/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 59.8% 60th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.740 107th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 32.7 38th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 2.3% 64th/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 81.9% 72nd/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 74.6% 58th/144
Internet users i% of population 89.5% 61st/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 110 118th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 34.7 44th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.40 96th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 4,732 28th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 4.8 m 60th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 4.09 137th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 1.0% 191st/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 32.8 162nd/200
Forest area i% of land area 8.8% 171st/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,503 75th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 48.3 124th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 34.1 146th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 48.1 144th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 67.4 109th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 46.5 137th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 34.8 167th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.4 56th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $1.44 bn2018
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.5%2018
Military expenditure i% of government spending 11.1%2018
Armed forces personnel ipeople 68,000 62nd/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.52% 112th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 32.0 m 75th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 68.0 m2016

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.10% 96th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 507 43rd/137
Scientific articles iarticles 4,624 63rd/197

Compare Uzbekistan with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Uzbekistan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/uzbekistan. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Uzbekistan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/uzbekistan. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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