Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — According to preliminary estimates of National Statistics Committee based on statistical surveys assessing the informal and shadow economy, the total volume of market services provided in Uzbekistan from January to July 2025 amounted to 542,563.1 billion soums.

Compared with the same period last year, this represents an increase of 13.5%, with an absolute growth of 105,779.2 billion soums.

In the structure of market services, the largest share was recorded in Tashkent, where the volume reached 207,101.3 billion soums, or 38.2% of the total. Compared with January–July 2024, growth in the capital reached 16.2%. Significant contributions were also made by the Samarkand (7.1%), Tashkent (6.8%), and Ferghana (6.7%) regions. In the Syrdarya region, the volume of market services was recorded at 7,475.4 billion soums, representing 1.4% of the total.

Among the regions demonstrating high growth rates, in addition to the capital, were Andijan (114.3%), Tashkent (114.0%), Syrdarya (113.9%), Navoi (113.7%), Jizzakh (113.6%), Surkhandarya (113.1%), and Khorezm (113.1%) regions. The lowest growth rate was recorded in the Republic of Karakalpakstan at 10.8%.

The average volume of market services per capita across the country reached 14,391.1 thousand soums, which is 2,575.6 thousand soums (11.3%) higher than a year earlier. In Tashkent, this indicator reached 66,187.7 thousand soums, increasing by 13.6% year-on-year, while the lowest level was noted in Surkhandarya at 6,161.6 thousand soums.

Small businesses made a significant contribution to the sector’s development, accounting for 296,237.7 billion soums, or 54.6% of the total volume of market services. Growth compared with January–July 2024 amounted to 11.7%. In Tashkent, the volume of services provided by small enterprises increased by 12.9% to 81,499.4 billion soums, representing 39.4% of the capital’s total. Substantial volumes were also recorded in the Ferghana (26,932.6 billion soums), Tashkent (26,317.7 billion soums), and Samarkand (24,503.4 billion soums) regions. The lowest figures were observed in Syrdarya (4,836.1 billion soums), Navoi (7,356.0 billion soums), and Jizzakh (9,118.4 billion soums) regions.

To stimulate further growth in the services sector and support entrepreneurship, Presidential Decree No. PP-78 of February 27, 2025, “On Additional Measures to Create Favorable Conditions for the Sustainable Development of the Services Sector,” established target benchmarks and provided for their systematic monitoring.

Key drivers of growth included financial services, which increased by 22.4% and contributed 3.8 percentage points to overall growth. Transport services also played a significant role (up 11.7%, contribution 2.2 points), followed by trade (11.7%, 2.1 points), accommodation and food services (9.0%, 1.9 points), communication and IT services (21.9%, 1.5 points), other services (12.2%, 0.6 points), and real estate services (10.6%, 0.3 points). Additional positive effects came from rental services (19.2% growth), architecture (17.3%), and healthcare (12.4%), which together added another 0.6 points.

In the sectoral structure of market services for January–July 2025, accommodation and food services led with a 20.4% share of the total volume. Transport followed with 18.1%, then financial services (17.2%), trade (17.1%), communication and IT (7.7%), and education (3.8%). For comparison, a year earlier, accommodation and food accounted for 20.6%, transport 18.3%, financial services 17.1%, trade 18.0%, communication and IT 6.8%, and education 3.9%.

The volume of accommodation and food services reached 110,543.1 billion soums, increasing by 20,572.2 billion soums year-on-year. This growth was mainly driven by food and beverage enterprises, which accounted for 95.8% of this segment.

Transport services reached 98,304.0 billion soums, up 11.7% from last year, with an 18.1% share of the total. Within this segment, road transport dominated (50.5%), followed by air transport (16.0%), pipeline transport (12.8%), auxiliary activities (12.5%), and rail transport (8.2%).

In trade, the largest part was retail services (53.0%), followed by wholesale trade (31.8%) and trade in automobiles and motorcycles, including repair (15.2%).

Communication and IT services reached 41,691.8 billion soums, with over 40% of this figure coming from computer programming services. Compared to the same period last year, their volume grew by 28.5%.

The volume of education services amounted to 20,478.0 billion soums, nearly half of which was in higher education (46.4%). In the real estate sector, services totaled 14,338.3 billion soums, with 95.9% coming from rental and property management services.

In healthcare, the figure reached 11,039.4 billion soums, dominated by other medical services (52.9%), hospital services (30.9%), and medical practice and dentistry (16.2%).

Within the rental and leasing services segment, the largest share was car and light vehicle rentals, accounting for 49.7%.