BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 24. Over the past
decade, Uzbekistan’s economy has grown from $50 billion to $147
billion, while the country has attracted more than $150 billion in
foreign investment, and the poverty rate has fallen to 4%, Head of
Uzbekistan’s Presidential Administration Saida Mirziyoyeva said in
her address at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
This was reflected in the statement by the National Agency for
Prospective Projects of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NAPP).
“Over the past decade, the purchasing power of our population
has doubled. The size of our economy has increased from $50 billion
to $147 billion. More than $150 billion in foreign investment has
been attracted. Exports have nearly tripled. The poverty rate has
fallen to 4 percent, and nearly 10 million people have been lifted
out of poverty,” Mirziyoyeva said.
The figures were presented as part of her remarks on
Uzbekistan’s economic growth and social development.
The statement highlights the scale of economic expansion over
the past decade, alongside increased foreign investment, export
growth and a decline in the share of the population living in
poverty.
Mirziyoyeva also highlighted progress in education, healthcare,
environmental protection and digital transformation during her
address. She said preschool education coverage had increased from
27 percent to 78 percent, while higher education coverage rose from
9 percent to 45 percent. She also pointed to an increase in life
expectancy from 66 to more than 75 years and a fourfold decline in
maternal and infant mortality.
“Preschool enrollment increased from 27 percent to 78 percent.
Higher education enrollment increased from 9 percent to 45 percent.
Life expectancy has increased from 66 to over 75 years. Maternal
and infant mortality has been reduced by four times. The true value
of reform is reflected in the lives of these people," she said.
