Industrial production in Uzbekistan grew by 8.1% over 9 months
The jewelry sector has already exceeded the annual plan, while technological metals are growing faster than other sectors
According to data from the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the volume of industrial production in Uzbekistan in January–September 2026 grew by 8.1% year-on-year, reaching 1,085.7 trillion soums. The annual target is set at 1,315.9 trillion soums (+8%).
The absolute leader in terms of output volume remains Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine (GMK) with 128.1 trillion soums (-0.05% year-on-year, annual plan of 171.5 trillion). In second place is Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine (GMK) with 54.5 trillion soums (+6.9%, annual plan of 77.3 trillion).
Among industries, the highest production volumes were recorded in the following sectors: - textile and apparel industry: 106 trillion soums (+13.8%); - automotive manufacturing: 74.9 trillion soums (+12.6%); - construction materials: 46.9 trillion soums (+17.7%); - oil and gas sector: 42.1 trillion soums (+6%); - electric power industry: 41.3 trillion soums (+7.1%); - electrical engineering: 38.3 trillion soums (+15.1%).
The most rapid growth over nine months was demonstrated by the high-tech sector and precious metals production.
The technological metals industry became the absolute leader in growth rates, with a +57% increase (1.2 trillion soums against an annual plan of 1.5 trillion).
The jewelry industry showed a growth of 51.9% (up to 20.8 trillion soums), enabling the sector to fulfill its annual plan of 20.7 trillion soums ahead of schedule.
Double-digit growth rates were also recorded in the uranium (+13.5%, up to 13.6 trillion), leather and footwear (+13.1%, up to 4 trillion), chemical (+10.2%, up to 20.7 trillion), and pharmaceutical (+16.3%, up to 5.7 trillion soums) industries. Coal industry output amounted to 1.9 trillion soums (+4.6%).
