From January to June 2026, 163,932 legal entities operating in Uzbekistan's service sector contributed over 23.5 trillion sums in taxes to the state budget. The total turnover of these companies during the specified period amounted to 353.8 trillion sums, while tax benefits provided to them exceeded 30.4 trillion sums. This data was presented by the Tax Committee.
The largest payers in this sector—the top 20 companies—provided over 4.6 trillion sums in tax payments, accounting for 19.8% of the total amount. Their combined turnover reached 41 trillion sums, equivalent to 11.6% of the sector's total volume, and the tax benefits granted to these companies exceeded 2.8 trillion sums, or 9.3% of the overall figure.
The leader of the ranking was JSC 'Uzbektelecom', which paid 837.9 billion sums in taxes. The second place was held by LLC 'Asia Trans Gaz' with an amount of 726.1 billion sums, and JSC 'Uzbekistan Aviawiz' paid 440.1 billion sums.
The top ten leaders also included JSC 'Paynet' with 276.9 billion sums; LLC 'Unitel' (Beeline) with 271.5 billion sums; LLC 'Koskom' with 232.8 billion sums; LLC 'International Airport of Islam Karimov Tashkent' with 196.6 billion sums; JSC 'Tashshahartranskhizmat' with 185.6 billion sums; JSC 'Uzbek Geology Qidiruv' with 172.5 billion sums; and LLC 'May Freighter' with 169.4 billion sums.
The second tier of companies included LLC 'Temir Yol Infrastructurizatsiya' with 168.3 billion sums; State Unitary Enterprise 'O'zaeronavigatsiya Markazi' with 165.5 billion sums; LLC 'Universal Mobile Systems' (Ucell) with 160.9 billion sums; JSC 'Yagona Umumrespublika Processing Markazi' with 152.1 billion sums; LLC 'Tezkoin' with 88.8 billion sums; LLC 'UGO UB' with 88.2 billion sums; LLC 'Information Technology Center' with 86.5 billion sums; State Unitary Enterprise 'Tashkent Metro' with 85.2 billion sums; LLC 'Republic Collection Service' with 84.4 billion sums; and LLC 'Kanot Shark' with 77.1 billion sums.
According to data from the Tax Committee, the main sources of tax revenue from large payers were income tax on profit, which generated 1.5 trillion sums, or 32.1%, and value-added tax, which collected 1.4 trillion sums, or 31.0%.
The social tax amounted to 635 billion sums, or 13.6%; personal income tax was 605.4 billion sums, or 13.0%; property tax was 147.1 billion sums, or 3.2%; turnover tax was 121.7 billion sums, or 2.6%; land tax was 65.7 billion sums, or 1.4%; and other taxes brought in 148.0 billion sums, or 3.1%.
The combined contribution of corporate income tax and VAT from the largest payers in the service sector exceeded 63% of all paid taxes.
According to data from the National Statistical Committee, the volume of communication and information services in Uzbekistan for the period from January to June 2026 amounted to 51.9 trillion soms. This indicator shows a growth of 22.1 percent compared to the same period last year.
The largest share in the total volume was occupied by computer programming services, which reached 25.1 trillion soms over the reporting six months. In addition, the volume of telecommunication services amounted to 14 trillion soms, and general information services reached 8.6 trillion soms.
The remaining types of communication and information services recorded a volume of 4.3 trillion soms during the reporting period.
According to the Tax Committee, in the first half of 2026, 68,600 private individuals received state subsidies totaling 330.822 billion soums. These funds were allocated for electricity generated by solar panels and fed into Uzbekistan's unified power grid.
The largest subsidy amount was paid in Bukhara region, where recipients received 61.9 billion soums. Additionally, subsidies in Khorezm region amounted to 60.5 billion soums, and in Kashkadarya region—37.3 billion soums.
The Tax Committee reminded recipients that accumulated subsidies can be transferred to a bank card via the Soliq mobile application using the 'Cashback and Benefits' service in the 'Solar Home' section.
The Committee also noted that under the 'Solar Home' program, owners of solar panels installed at their facilities receive 1000 soums for every kilowatt-hour of electricity they feed into the unified power grid beyond their own consumption, starting from April 1, 2023. The financing of these subsidies is carried out from the state budget.
According to the National Statistical Committee, the average nominal wage in Uzbekistan for the period from January to June 2026 was 7,091.1 thousand soms. This figure showed an increase of 18.4% compared to the same period last year.
This indicator has been increasing for the fifth consecutive year. It rose from 3,551.6 thousand soms in 2022 to 4,337.6 thousand soms in 2023, then reached 5,106.0 thousand soms in 2024, 5,990.1 thousand soms in 2025, and finally 7,091.1 thousand soms in 2026.
The highest average salary was recorded in Tashkent, where it amounted to 12,013.9 thousand soms. This amount is more than twice the national average and increased by 18.2% year-on-year. The second place was held by the Navoi region with an average salary of 8,722.7 thousand soms, showing a growth of 16.4%. The Tashkent region showed an increase of 17.8% with a level of 6,675.7 thousand soms.
Other regions showed the following average salaries: Andijan region — 5,683.6 thousand soms (the slowest growth in the country at 115.1% from the previous year's level); Syrdarya region — 5,604.9 thousand soms (116.8%); Bukhara region — 5,618.2 thousand soms (116.9%); Karakalpakstan — 5,556.6 thousand soms (116.2%); Khorezm region — 5,499.8 thousand soms (116.3%); Jizzakh region — 5,399.4 thousand soms (the fastest growth in the country at 120.4%); Samarkand region — 5,192.7 thousand soms (117.0%); Namangan region — 5,190.7 thousand soms (119.4%); Fergana region — 5,163.5 thousand soms (116.0%); Surkhandarya region — 4,937.3 thousand soms (115.8%); and Kashkadarya region recorded the lowest average salary in the country — 4,864.7 thousand soms (117.2%). The difference between the region with the highest pay (Tashkent) and the region with the lowest pay (Kashkadarya) exceeded 2.5 times.
The highest salaries were paid in the banking, insurance, leasing, and credit intermediation sectors, where the average income was 19,100.2 thousand soms, which is 17.5% higher compared to last year. The next highest income level was in the information technology and communications sector with a figure of 17,417.4 thousand soms, demonstrating a growth of 15.3%. Third place was held by transport and warehousing with 11,070.0 thousand soms, marking the fastest annual growth among all sectors — 22.8%.
The average salary in industry reached 8,267.0 thousand soms, an increase of 15.4%. In trade, it was 7,650.5 thousand soms (growth of 13.1%), and in construction — 7,027.9 thousand soms (growth of 19.9%). In the arts, entertainment, and recreation sector, the average income was 5,858.1 thousand soms (growth of 16.2%), while in the hotel and public catering business — 5,189.6 thousand soms (the slowest annual growth among all sectors).
Education showed an average salary of 4,977.1 thousand soms (growth of 20.3%), and healthcare and social services — 4,440.3 thousand soms (growth of 20.1%). These sectors have the lowest absolute levels of pay, but they show some of the highest annual growth rates.
Within banking, insurance, and finance, activities in insurance and reinsurance (excluding mandatory social insurance) provided an average salary of 26,013.9 thousand soms. Financial services and auxiliary insurance services had an average income of 24,895.9 thousand soms, while other financial services not related to insurance and pension provision amounted to 18,431.6 thousand soms.
In the information technology and communications sector, computer programming, consulting, and related activities yielded an average salary of 22,234.7 thousand soms. Information services were valued at 21,410.3 thousand soms, and telecommunications at 12,970.4 thousand soms. The IT sector remains one of the highest-paid in the economy, significantly surpassing the traditional telecommunications sector.
In transport and warehousing, storage and transport support activities averaged 12,314.4 thousand soms. Land and pipeline transport provided 9,521.2 thousand soms, while postal and courier services received only 4,587.1 thousand soms, almost three times less than in warehousing and logistics.
In industry, mineral extraction and quarry work brought an average salary of 11,709.5 thousand soms. Energy, gas, steam, and air conditioning provided 10,191.3 thousand soms, production — 7,867.3 thousand soms, and water supply and waste management — 5,313.4 thousand soms.
In retail and wholesale trade, as well as car and motorcycle repair, the average income was 10,754.3 thousand soms. Wholesale trade, excluding automobiles, brought 8,172.8 thousand soms, and retail trade, excluding automobiles, — 6,922.3 thousand soms.
In education, the average salary in higher education reached 12,047.1 thousand soms, technical and vocational education — 5,372.2 thousand soms, general secondary education — 4,669.4 thousand soms, and preschool education — 2,720.9 thousand soms. The gap between higher education teachers and kindergarten educators reached 4.4 times.
Since 2022, the largest absolute increase in salaries was recorded in banking and finance (an increase of 9,831.5 thousand soms) and in the information technology and communications sector (an increase of 10,533.4 thousand soms). These were followed by transport and warehousing (an increase of 6,439.6 thousand soms), trade (an increase of 4,078.3 thousand soms), industry (an increase of 3,717.4 thousand soms), art and entertainment (an increase of 2,936.4 thousand soms), construction (an increase of 2,755.7 thousand soms), hotel and public catering (an increase of 2,389.2 thousand soms), education (an increase of 2,388.1 thousand soms), and healthcare (the smallest absolute increase among all sectors — 2,066.5 thousand soms).
Despite education and healthcare showing some of the strongest annual salary growth rates in the last year, the gap in absolute terms between the highest-paid sectors (finance and information technology) and social sectors (education and healthcare) continues to widen.
