Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 38.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Uzbekistan, 1992–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Uzbekistan is 38.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 26.4% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Uzbekistan peaked at 38.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1999.
That places Uzbekistan 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 14.6% | — |
| 1993 | 7.2% | -50.6% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | -35.0% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +44.8% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | -24.7% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -39.2% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +884.7% |
| 2001 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | +26.4% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 38.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.9%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 38.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 2.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Uzbekistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +884.7% | 2.8% | 27.3% |
| 1993 | -50.6% | 14.6% | 7.2% |
| 1995 | +44.8% | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 1999 | -39.2% | 4.6% | 2.8% |
| 1994 | -35.0% | 7.2% | 4.7% |
| 2023 | +26.4% | 30.7% | 38.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 2.8% | 14.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 24.2% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 27.4% | 38.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 29 Venezuela 40.2% compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 39.1% compare
- 31 Paraguay 38.9% compare
- 33 South Africa 38.6% compare
- 34 Guinea 38.4% compare
- 35 Kazakhstan 38.4% compare
More private sector data for Uzbekistan
- Merchandise trade 44.5% (2025)
- Food imports 12.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 29.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 23.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 638.38 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Uzbekistan?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Uzbekistan was 38.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1999.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Uzbekistan ranks 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.