Uzbekistan's foreign trade hits $26.3bn in Q1 2026
In the first quarter of 2026, Uzbekistan’s foreign trade turnover reached $26.33 billion, reflecting continued shifts in the country’s external trade structure, Trend reported.
According to the National Statistics Committee, total trade volume expanded by $1.44 billion, or 5.8%, compared to the same period in 2025, indicating overall growth in trade activity despite diverging trends in exports and imports.
Exports amounted to $9.97 billion during the reporting period, registering a 16.8% decline year-on-year. Officials attributed the decrease mainly to changes in external demand and fluctuations in key commodity shipments.
In contrast, imports increased significantly, rising 26.7% to $16.36 billion, driven primarily by higher purchases of machinery, transport equipment, and industrial inputs.
Goods made up 65.3% of total exports. The structure of exports included industrial products (14.4%), chemical products (8.1%), manufactured goods (7.9%), and food products and live animals (7.5%).
On the import side, machinery and transport equipment accounted for the largest share at 33.7%, followed by industrial goods at 14.1% and chemical products at 12.4%, highlighting continued demand for production-related and technology-intensive imports.