Merchandise trade in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Merchandise trade was 44.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Uzbekistan, 1992–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 44.5% for merchandise trade in 2025.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 107.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Uzbekistan peaked at 66.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2016.
Uzbekistan ranks 126th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 43.2% | — |
| 1993 | 42.4% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 40.0% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 46.3% | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 63.9% | +38.1% |
| 1997 | 55.7% | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 45.5% | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 37.2% | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 57.7% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 58.6% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | -37.4% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +47.5% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +50.5% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | -11.2% |
| 2025 | 44.5% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.8% | 37.2% | 63.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 40.1% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 20.7% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 44.5% | 51.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
More private sector data for Uzbekistan
- 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$), annual growth rate 20.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,127 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Uzbekistan?
- Merchandise trade in Uzbekistan was 44.5% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2016.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for merchandise trade?
- Uzbekistan ranks 126th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.