Small Business Accounted for 53.8% of Uzbekistan's GDP Over 9 Months
As of October 1, the country had 1,264.5 thousand small business entities in operation
According to data from the National Statistics Committee, out of the total number of operating small business entities, 551.1 thousand were small enterprises and microfirms, including farmer and dekhkan farms.
The country also had 357.9 thousand individual entrepreneurs, 330.8 thousand dekhkan farms without legal entity status, 18.8 thousand artisans, 4.9 thousand family entrepreneurs, and 0.9 thousand importers of foreign goods.
On average, there were 32.2 small business entities per 1,000 residents. The highest indicator was recorded in Tashkent—51.9. Next were Khorezm Region with 44.7, Syrdarya Region with 41.5, and Jizzakh Region with 36.5. In terms of the total number of entities, Tashkent also led with 168.7 thousand. It was followed by Samarkand Region with 122.3 thousand, Fergana Region with 117.2 thousand, and Andijan Region with 116.1 thousand.
Over nine months, 66.3 thousand new small enterprises and microfirms were established in the country. This figure does not include farmer and dekhkan farms. The largest number of new companies was created in trade—22,823. In agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, 8,716 enterprises were registered; in industry—7,924; and in accommodation and food services—5,921.
The highest share of small business in output was in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries—93.2%. In transportation, storage, information, and communications, the figure was 78.3%, and in construction—75.4%.
Small enterprises produced industrial goods worth 380.2 trillion soums, or 35% of total industrial output. Compared to the same period in 2025, the volume increased by 6.9%.
In construction, small businesses completed work worth 249.8 trillion soums. This is 15.3% more than the previous year and accounts for 73.6% of the total volume of construction work.
Investments by small business entities in fixed capital reached 402.5 trillion soums, an increase of 27.5%. They accounted for 68.9% of all fixed capital investments. Output in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries grew by 2.1%, reaching 426.9 trillion soums, which corresponds to 91.7% of the total volume.
The retail turnover of small businesses amounted to 355.4 trillion soums, increasing by 21.5%. Its share in total turnover reached 82.2%. The volume of services provided grew by 17.4%, reaching 567.5 trillion soums, with small businesses accounting for 56.6% of this sector.
Exports of goods and services by small business entities totaled 12.1 billion US dollars, or 47% of the national volume. Imports reached 20.7 billion US dollars, corresponding to 52.3% of the country's total imports.
In road freight transportation, small businesses accounted for 56.4%; the volume of transportation increased by 12.5% over the year. In road transport freight turnover, their share was 79%, with a 10.6% increase in the indicator.
