Uzbekistan economy
As of 1 July, 20,502 foreign-invested companies were operating. Türkiye ranks third with 2,293 companies.
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According to the National Statistics Committee, 20,502 companies with foreign investment were operating in the country as of 1 July 2026: 4,611 joint ventures and 15,891 wholly foreign-owned companies. Their number has grown about 1.4-fold over five years.
China leads with 6,060 companies, followed by Russia with 3,454. Türkiye is third with 2,293 companies, 523 of them joint ventures: 56 new Turkish-owned companies opened in June, and the annual increase was 286 companies, or 14.25%.
The fastest growth came from Pakistani-owned companies, up from 170 to 325 in a year (+91%).
Trade accounts for 7,289 companies (35.5%) and manufacturing for 4,031 (19.6%). IT (1,690) overtook construction (1,689) for the first time.
The figures show that Uzbekistan remains a growing market for foreign investors and that Türkiye is among its three largest investor countries.
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