Total Household Income in Uzbekistan Reaches 825.3 Trillion Soms for January–September 2025

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — According to preliminary data, the total household income in Uzbekistan for January–September 2025 amounted to 825.3 trillion soms, the National Statistics Committee reports.

To calculate the real growth rate of household incomes and eliminate the impact of price changes, one of the main inflation indicators—the Consumer Price Index (CPI)—is used. Taking changes in consumer prices into account, the real growth of total household income compared to the same period last year reached 108.4%.

During January–September 2025, average per capita income by region exceeded the national average in Tashkent (52,029.6 thousand soms), Navoi (32,052.0 thousand soms), Bukhara (25,972.3 thousand soms), Khorezm (22,817.3 thousand soms), and Tashkent Region (21,940.2 thousand soms).

At the same time, per capita income remained below the national average in the Republic of Karakalpakstan (14,843.0 thousand soms), as well as in Namangan (15,832.1 thousand soms), Surkhandarya (16,483.3 thousand soms), Kashkadarya (17,012.1 thousand soms), Jizzakh (17,074.1 thousand soms), Syrdarya (17,164.9 thousand soms), Samarkand (18,110.6 thousand soms), Ferghana (18,478.8 thousand soms), and Andijan (19,378.6 thousand soms) regions.

The highest real growth in per capita income was recorded in Ferghana Region (13.4%), Tashkent city (10.3%), Kashkadarya (6.6%), and Khorezm (6.4%). Conversely, growth rates were below the national average in Bukhara (6.1%), Syrdarya (5.6%), Navoi (5.4%), Jizzakh (4.7%), Samarkand (4.1%), Namangan (4.0%), Surkhandarya (3.4%), Tashkent Region (3.3%), the Republic of Karakalpakstan (2.2%), and Andijan (1.1%).

In January–September 2025, the majority of total household income was generated from labor activities: income from salaried employment and self-employment accounted for 59.9% of total income. Income from consumption of self-produced services comprised 6.6%, property income 3.3%, and transfer income 30.2%.

By region, the largest share of labor income (salaries and self-employment) was observed in Navoi Region at 78.0%. In other regions, including Ferghana, Khorezm, Samarkand, Andijan, Surkhandarya, Kashkadarya, Tashkent Region, and Namangan, this figure remained below the national average.

Although the share of income from consumption of self-produced services and property income is generally low nationwide, in Tashkent it accounts for 20.5%. The share of transfer income exceeds 30% in Ferghana, Andijan, Khorezm, Samarkand, Surkhandarya, Kashkadarya, Bukhara, Namangan, and the Republic of Karakalpakstan, while in Navoi it is minimal at 13.9%.

During the reporting period, income from salaried employment represented 26.1% of total household income. The growth rate of salaried income reached 121.7%, contributing to a 5.5% increase in the nominal volume of total household income. Regional analysis shows that the high share of salaried income and its growth in Tashkent and Navoi significantly influenced overall income levels.

Income from self-employment grew by 115.3%, raising the nominal volume of total household income by 5.3%. The highest share of self-employment income was in Jizzakh Region at 51.8%, with a nominal growth rate of 117.8% compared to the previous year. In Tashkent Region, the share was 44.6% with a growth rate of 113.6%, and in Bukhara Region 43.9% with a growth rate of 115.5%.

Transfer income also plays an important role, including social transfers and other current transfers. For January–September 2025, the nominal growth rate of transfer income compared to the same period last year was 122.2%. Transfers accounted for 30.2% of total household income, with 28.6% from social transfers and 71.4% from other current transfers. Within social transfers, pensions comprised 84.6%, benefits 13.6%, and scholarships 1.8%. Among other current transfers, remittances from abroad accounted for 21.5%.

Preliminary data for January–September 2025 indicate that income from small businesses accounted for 57.9% of total household income. The largest shares of small business income were recorded in Jizzakh (67.6%), Bukhara (64.4%), Tashkent (63.7%), Namangan (62.4%), Khorezm (61.4%), Kashkadarya (61.1%), Surkhandarya (60.9%), and Samarkand (60.7%). In Tashkent city, the share of income from small business was 47.5%, below the 50% threshold.