Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan had 621,100 active enterprises and organisations as of 1 October 2026, an increase of 13.1% from 549,200 a year earlier, according to the National Statistics Committee.
Small enterprises and microfirms accounted for 459,100 of the total, or 73.9%, excluding farms and dehkan households. The country also had 463,900 business entities and 92,200 farms and dehkan households.
Tashkent had the largest concentration of active enterprises, with 118,900, representing 19.1% of the national total. Tashkent region accounted for 9.5%, followed by Samarkand region at 9.2%, Ferghana region at 8.4% and Kashkadarya region at 7.7%.
By economic activity, trade ranked first, with 170,600 enterprises, or 27.5% of the total. Agriculture, forestry and fishing accounted for 21.8%, while industry represented 10.6%, or 66,000 enterprises. Together, the three sectors made up 59.9% of all active enterprises.
Accommodation and food services accounted for 5.7% of enterprises, construction for 5.5%, transportation and storage for 3.2%, healthcare and social services for 2.6%, and information and communications for 2.3%.
Limited liability companies were the dominant legal form among active commercial enterprises, numbering 372,700, or 80.3%. There were also 48,400 private enterprises, representing 10.4%, and 38,300 family enterprises, accounting for 8.3%. The country had 653 joint-stock companies.
A total of 68,480 new enterprises were established in January-September 2026. According to tax data, 17,777 of them, or 26%, began generating revenue from the sale of products, goods, work and services.
The number of active enterprises with foreign investment reached 22,029, an increase of 4,841, or 28.2%, over the year. These included 4,851 joint ventures and 17,178 enterprises wholly owned by foreign investors.
The largest increases were recorded in trade, where the number of foreign-invested enterprises rose from 6,134 to 7,860; industry, from 3,579 to 4,245; and construction, from 1,322 to 1,820.
Over five years, the number of active enterprises with foreign investment increased 1.5 times. The share of wholly foreign-owned enterprises rose from 57.6% to 78% over the same period.
Tashkent accounted for 62.4% of all enterprises with foreign investment, with 13,736. Among the regions, Tashkent region led with 14%, followed by Samarkand region at 3.6% and Ferghana region at 3.2%.
By country of origin, China ranked first with 6,649 enterprises, representing 30.2% of the total. Russia followed with 3,690 enterprises, or 16.8%, and Türkiye with 2,410, or 10.9%. Kazakhstan accounted for 1,378 enterprises, or 6.3%, while South Korea and Afghanistan had 744 and 740, respectively, each representing around 3.4%.
A further 4,418 enterprises with foreign investment were established in January-September 2026. Of these, 587, or 13.3%, began generating revenue from sales, according to the National Statistics Committee.
