About 285,300 legal entities registered in Uzbekistan

The greatest number of enterprises and organizations registered by kinds of economic activities was marked in trade (23.5% of total registered), industry (16.1%), construction (8.3%), agriculture, forestry and fishing (7.0%).

In the total number of registered enterprises and organizations the share of non-state form of ownership was 86.5% of which 27.5% – private enterprises, 1.8% – enterprises with participation of foreign capital, 57.2% – other enterprises.

In January-December 2016, the number of newly registered enterprises and organizations was 32,700 (of which 31,700 – small business entities). Their significant number was marked in the city of Tashkent (23.7% of total registered enterprises in the republic), Tashkent region (9.1%), Fergana region (8%), and Samarkand region (7003%).

According to kinds of economic activities of newly registered enterprises and organizations the share of in trade was 26.1%, industry – 20.2%, construction – 9.3%.

In the reporting period 27,000 enterprises and organizations were liquidated, of which 5,500 (20.3% of total liquidated) – through voluntarily liquidation procedures.