According to data from the National Statistical Committee of Uzbekistan, the volume of market services provided in the country reached 802,461.9 billion soums at current prices for the period from January to July 2026. This represents a real growth of 16.7% compared to the same period last year.
Preliminary data shows that in January-July 2025, the service volume was 651,676.9 billion soums, which is 13.5% more than in the same period of 2024. The main driver of growth this year was trade services, which increased by 15.2% and contributed 3.9 percentage points.
Other sectors contributing to the growth include financial services (growth of 24.5% and contribution of 3.6 pp.), accommodation and catering services (growth of 15% and contribution of 2.8 pp.), and transport services, which grew by 14.3% and added 2.3 percentage points.
Service Distribution by Region
In January-July 2026, Tashkent accounted for 41.4% of the total national market services volume, amounting to 332,240.5 billion soums with a real growth rate of 117.4%. Among the regions, Samarkand region recorded the largest service volume (56,487.5 billion soums, or 7% of the national total), Tashkent region (53,785.5 billion soums, or 6.7%), and Fergana region (52,295.3 billion soums, or 6.5%).
Excluding the capital, the highest real growth rates were observed in Syrdarya region (118.7%) and Navoi region (118.5%).
Services per Capita Level
The average volume of market services per capita across the country was 20,909.4 thousand soums, higher than the figure of 17,285.2 thousand soums the previous year, demonstrating a real growth of 114.6%. Tashkent showed the highest per capita indicator—103,981.1 thousand soums, exceeding the level for January-July 2025 by 18,737.7 thousand soums. The lowest indicator was registered in Surkhandarya region, which amounted to 8,267.1 thousand soums.
Small Business Contribution
Small businesses provided 451,972.6 billion soums in market services during the reporting period, accounting for 56.3% of the total volume, with a real growth of 117.9%. The largest share of small businesses in the services sector was recorded in Fergana region (76.2%) and Andijan region (74.9%). In Tashkent, despite a relatively low share of small businesses (41.9%), this sector provided the largest volume of services in the country—139,236.5 billion soums.
Market Services Structure
In terms of economic activity, the structure of market services is distributed as follows: trade services account for 25.2%, followed by accommodation and catering services (18.7%), financial services (15.7%), transport services (15.1%), communication and information technology services (7.7%), and educational services (3.4%).
Trade services grew by 35,065.9 billion soums at current prices in January-July 2026, reaching 202,007.3 billion soums. Retail trade accounted for the largest share in this category—41.4%. Accommodation and catering services increased by 29,478.2 billion soums, reaching 149,719.2 billion soums, with 96.6% of this volume generated by public catering services.
The volume of transport services reached 121,451.6 billion soums, with road transport making up 52.4% of this amount, or 63,691.9 billion soums. Financial services increased by 30,596.1 billion soums, reaching 125,805.6 billion soums, with a growth rate of 124.5%. Communication and information technology services reached 61,647 billion soums, where computer programming accounted for the largest share—48.5%. Educational services amounted to 27,241.3 billion soums, with higher education providing 41.2% of this volume. Medical services reached 13,865.1 billion soums.
The National Statistical Committee clarified that the presented data are preliminary and may be adjusted in subsequent publications. Furthermore, starting from data for January-March 2026, the methodology for calculating the volume of trade services was changed in accordance with the recommendations of international experts to account for changes in inventories of goods intended for resale.
