Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — In January–June 2025, industrial enterprises in Uzbekistan produced goods worth 488.5 trillion soums. The physical volume index of industrial production compared to the same period in 2024 reached 106.6%, according to the National Statistics Committee.

As of 1 July 2025, there are 59,000 industrial enterprises operating in Uzbekistan. The largest share of these, by type of economic activity, is in food production with 11,900 enterprises (20.2% of the total), followed by 8,500 enterprises (14.4%) in the production of other non-metallic mineral products, 6,100 (10.3%) in clothing production, 4,700 (8.0%) in the manufacturing of finished metal products (excluding machinery and equipment), 4,100 (6.9%) in furniture production, 3,700 (6.2%) in textile manufacturing, and 2,700 (4.7%) in the production of rubber and plastic goods.

Per capita industrial output is significantly higher than the national average (12.96 million soums) in regions where large industrial enterprises are located, including Navoi region (79.58 million soums), Tashkent city (29.11 million soums), Tashkent region (23.10 million soums), and Andijan region (13.93 million soums).

Growth rates of industrial output per capita across the country reached 104.5%, while in Jizzakh region it was 109.9%, in Navoi region 107.5%, and in Khorezm region 107.3% — all significantly above the national level.

In the first half of 2025, the manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share of industrial production — 415.6 trillion soums, representing 85.1% of total output. Mining and quarrying contributed 36.7 trillion soums (7.5%), electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply — 33.6 trillion soums (6.9%), and water supply, sewerage, waste collection and disposal services — 2.7 trillion soums (0.5%).

From January to June 2025, Uzbekistan produced 575.6 thousand tonnes of automotive gasoline (a 14.8% decrease compared to the same period in 2024), 327.8 thousand tonnes of cotton yarn (up 1.3%), 539.9 thousand tonnes of flour from soft wheat and spelt (up 17.5%), 557.5 thousand tonnes of diesel fuel (up 10.4%), 3.07 million tonnes of coal (up 16.5%), 323.8 thousand tonnes of crude oil (down 11.2%), 21.79 billion cubic meters of natural gas (down 3.1%), and 9.16 million tonnes of Portland cement (up 18.4%).

Within the manufacturing sector, food, beverage and tobacco production accounted for 19.2% (with a physical volume index of 107.2% compared to January–June 2024), textile, garment and leather production — 16.7% (index of 109.3%), the production, repair and installation of machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, trailers, and other metal products — 18.5% (index of 109.7%), and chemical, rubber and plastic products — 7.0% (index of 99.3%).

The share of high-tech industries in manufacturing stood at 1.0% (down from 1.3% in the same period of 2024), and medium-high-tech industries accounted for 19.7% (down from 23.1%).

In Uzbekistan’s automotive industry, the first half of 2025 saw the production of 73,102 Cobalt vehicles (a 0.2% increase year-on-year), 4,131 Chery cars (a 0.7% decrease), 11,763 KIA vehicles (up 26.9%), 45,992 Damas vans (up 18.1%), 23,351 specialized passenger cars (up 82.4%), 22,847 Tracker models (up 6.3%), 17,249 Onix cars (down 1.0%), 3,538 Haval cars (a 6.5-fold increase), and 7,000 BYD vehicles.

Compared to the same period in 2024, electricity production in January–June 2025 reached 106.6%, while thermal energy production by large enterprises was 89.3%.

During the same period, production of textile waste increased by 30.0%, wastewater removal, transportation and treatment services grew by 5.9%, and services related to the emptying, cleaning, and treatment of cesspits, septic tanks, and sludge collectors rose by 2.6%.