Uzbekistan’s foreign trade turnover (FTT) totaled $26.33bn in January–April 2026, increasing by $1.44bn, or 5.8%, year-on-year compared to the same period in 2025.
Exports declined to $9.97bn, down 16.8% y/y, while imports rose 26.7% y/y to $16.36bn. As a result, the trade balance remained in deficit at –$6.38bn. Excluding gold, goods exports demonstrated steady growth, rising 28.7% y/y to $5.01bn.
Key trade partners
Uzbekistan maintained trade relations with more than 175 countries during January–April 2026. China, Russia, and Kazakhstan remained the country’s leading trading partners.
Trade turnover with China reached $6.23bn, up from $4.17bn in 2025 and $3.96bn in 2024, accounting for 23.6% of total FTT. Russia followed with $4.52bn, compared to $3.79bn last year and $3.82bn in 2024, representing 17.2% of total turnover. Trade with Kazakhstan amounted to $1.81bn, up from $1.39bn in 2025 and $1.22bn in 2024, making up 6.9% of total FTT. Other major partners included Turkiye (3.5%) and Afghanistan (2.8%).
On the export side, Russia remained Uzbekistan’s largest destination, accounting for 14.5% of total exports, followed by China (9.2%), Afghanistan (6.5%), France (5.0%), Kazakhstan (4.3%), Turkiye (3.6%), the UAE (2.7%), Kyrgyz Republic (2.5%), and Tajikistan (2.1%). Together, these countries accounted for more than 50.0% of total exports.
Sectoral insights
Sectoral data indicated growth in agriculture, textiles, and services despite the overall decline in exports.
Exports of fruit and vegetable products reached 489.5 thousand tons, up 5.6% y/y. In value terms, shipments totaled $454.5mn, an increase of 9.5% compared to the same period in 2025, accounting for 4.6% of total exports.
Textile exports amounted to $1.01bn, accounting for 10.1% of total exports, up 20.2% y/y. Finished textile products made up 50.5% of textile exports, while yarn accounted for 32.5%.
Service exports increased 32.6% y/y to $3.46bn, representing 34.7% of total exports. Travel services dominated with 47.8%, followed by transport services (36.1%), telecommunications, computer and information services (10.1%), and other business services (2.1%).
Uzbekistan exported $1.50bn worth of non-monetary gold during the reporting period, compared to $5.48bn in the same period last year.
In the overall export structure, goods accounted for 65.3% of total exports, including industrial goods (15.0%), chemical products (8.1%), various finished goods (7.9%), and food products and live animals (7.5%).
Trade in mineral fuels showed continued growth. Exports of fuel and energy products increased 2.2% y/y to $447.5mn, while imports rose 25.8% to $1.44bn.
Import structure
Imports totaled $16.36bn in January–April 2026. Goods imports increased by $3.23bn y/y to $14.73bn, while service imports rose 15.5% y/y to $1.63bn.
Machinery and transport equipment dominated the import structure with a 33.7% share, followed by industrial goods (15.3%) and chemical products (12.4%).
Uzbekistan imported goods and services from more than 150 countries during the period. The main suppliers were China (32.4%), Russia (18.8%), Kazakhstan (8.5%), the Republic of Korea (3.8%), Turkiye (3.4%), India (2.3%), and the UAE (2.2%). These countries accounted for more than 70% of total imports.
Service imports represented 10.0% of total imports. Travel services accounted for 46.4%, followed by transport services (21.9%), telecommunications, computer and information services (11.3%), and other business services (9.6%).
