Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan jumped 4 places to 62nd in 2025, landing between Slovakia and Kenya. Real growth was a strong +7.7%, while US$ GDP surged +21.2% to US$147.0 billion; the extra 13.5 percentage points were mostly exchange-rate and price effects.

Services make up 46.5% of output and industry 32.5%, with manufacturing at 20.8% of GDP and agriculture at 16.6%. Inflation was 8.8% and unemployment 4.6%. Government gross debt is 28.6% of GDP, according to the IMF.

The economy has grown 10.7 times since 2000, from US$13.8 billion, when it ranked 79th. With 37.1 million people, GDP per capita is US$3,968, 136th of 196, rising to $13,601 international dollars and 122nd in PPP terms. It is about the size of the Raleigh, NC metro area. The IMF projects GDP of US$276.2 billion by 2030, up 88%, which would place Uzbekistan 58th.