Data on the average pension rate in Uzbekistan provided

According to the official data for the past year:

- the minimum pensions and allowances were increased by 14% and were not lower than the minimum consumer spending;
- pensions and allowances exceeding the minimum consumer spending (over 500,000 soums) increased by 12%;
- the minimum amount of pensions and disability benefits increased from 440,000 soums to 698,000 soums, that is, by 1.6 times.

In addition, a surcharge of 1% of the monthly pension and benefits has been introduced for those who receive payments by bank cards.

Also, according to the presidential decree, from January 1, 2023, the maximum wage accepted for calculating a pension will be increased from 10 to 12 base pension calculation amounts.

From January 1, 2023, the base pension calculation amount was 3,888,000 soums. According to this decree, in December 2022, the pension of 371,000 pensioners was recalculated.

As a result of the above reforms, the average pension as of February 1, 2023 is 1.1 million soums, and this figure increased by 16% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.