BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 2. The volume of
market services provided in Uzbekistan reached 664.9 trillion soums
(about $55.2 billion) in January–June 2026, increasing 16.9 percent
compared with the same period last year.
The figures were released by Uzbekistan's National Statistics
Committee.
According to the committee, trade services remained the largest
segment of the market services sector, totaling 170 trillion soums
(around $14.1 billion) during the first six months of the year.
Accommodation and food services ranked second at 115.2 trillion
soums (approx. $9.5 billion), followed by financial services with
104.2 trillion soums (about $8.6 billion) and transport services at
103.9 trillion soums (around $8.6 billion).
The information and communications sector generated 51.9
trillion soums (approx. $4.3 billion) in market services, while
education services reached 23.8 trillion soums (about $1.9
billion).
Services related to real estate totaled 16.2 trillion soums
(around $1.3 billion), followed by personal services at 11.9
trillion soums (about $988.3 million) and healthcare services at
11.3 trillion soums (approx. $938.5 million).
Meanwhile, architectural, engineering, technical testing and
analysis services amounted to 8.9 trillion soums (about $739.2
million), while computer and household goods repair services
generated 7.8 trillion soums (approx. $647.8 million). Rental
services reached 7.6 trillion soums (about $631.2 million), and
other services accounted for 32.2 trillion soums (approx. $2.6
billion) during the reporting period.
According to Trend's analysis, Uzbekistan's services sector
continued to outperform much of the broader economy in the first
half of 2026, with market services expanding 16.9 percent year on
year to 664.9 trillion soums (about $55.2 billion). The sector
remains one of the country's main growth engines, supported by
resilient domestic demand, rising business activity and ongoing
economic diversification. Trade, accommodation and food services,
financial services and transport together generated 493.3 trillion
soums (about $40.9 billion), accounting for approximately 74
percent of total market services. Earlier data from the National Statistics Committee
also showed that Tashkent remained the dominant services hub,
generating more than 40 percent of the country's total service
output in the first five months of the year, while regions
including Navoi, Surkhandarya and Fergana recorded some of the
fastest growth rates. The strong contribution of financial services
(104.2 trillion soums) and information and communications services
(51.9 trillion soums) further highlights the increasing role of
digitalization and financial intermediation in Uzbekistan's
structural economic transformation.
