According to the National Committee on Statistics, Uzbekistan’s foreign trade turnover reached $44.7 billion in January–July 2025. Compared with the same period last year, the figure rose by 19.9% due to significant increases in both exports ($20.1 billion, +34.9%) and imports ($24.2 billion, +9.9%). As a result, the trade deficit narrowed to $4.18 billion, down from $7.2 billion last year.
In July, Uzbekistan resumed gold exports after a pause in June, selling $1.09 billion worth of the precious metal. Over seven months, gold exports totaled $7.58 billion (+80.9%), already exceeding the entire 2024 figure of $7.48 billion.
China remained Uzbekistan’s top trade partner with $8.07 billion in turnover, followed by Russia with $7.16 billion. From January to July, trade with China increased by 17.95%, while trade with Russia rose by 4.7%.
Kazakhstan ($2.63 billion), Turkey ($1.6 billion) and South Korea ($981.5 million) also ranked among the top five. Of these, only Kazakhstan saw growth in trade turnover. Other major partners in the top ten included Afghanistan ($862.2 million), France ($857.8 million), Germany ($750.5 million), India ($748.3 million) and the UAE ($655.1 million).
Exports
Excluding gold, industrial goods remained the leading export category, totaling $2.22 billion (–10%). Textile and fabric exports brought in $893.7 million (–26.9%). Non-ferrous metals rose slightly to $871.5 million (+1%), while steel and iron exports fell by 21.9% to $96.9 million. At the same time, exports of non-metallic minerals nearly doubled to $160.3 million, and metal products rose to $121.7 million.
Food products ranked second with $1.51 billion (+39.7%), dominated by fruits and vegetables ($1.1 billion, +38.1%) and grains ($298.2 million, +53.5%).
Exports of chemical products amounted to $1.17 billion (+16.9%). Inorganic chemicals grew by 16.6% to $666.4 million, followed by fertilizers with $251.9 million (+36.9%).
Fuel and energy resource exports increased by 11.5% to $876.2 million. Oil and petroleum product exports fell 16.6% to $333.3 million, while natural gas exports surged by more than a third to $438.6 million. Electricity exports grew by half, exceeding $102.8 million.
Exports of various finished goods totaled $872.6 million (+31.8%). Clothing exports accounted for $577 million (+9.6%), while other manufactured products rose 2.6 times to $254.2 million.
