Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — The volume of market services provided in Uzbekistan reached 1,003.2 trillion soums at current prices in January-September 2026, increasing by 16.7% in real terms compared with the same period of 2025, according to preliminary data from the National Statistics Committee.
Market services totalled 815 trillion soums in the first nine months of 2025, representing 14% growth compared with the same period of 2024. The statistics for January-September 2025 and 2026 were revised following the population and agricultural censuses.
Tashkent accounted for 40.8% of the country's total market services, or 409.4 trillion soums. In real terms, the volume of services provided in the capital increased by 18.3%.
Among the regions, Samarkand recorded the largest volume of services, at 73.8 trillion soums, accounting for 7.4% of the national total. It was followed by Tashkent region with 68.3 trillion soums (6.8%), Ferghana region with 66 trillion soums (6.6%) and Andijan region with 51 trillion soums (5.1%).
Syrdarya region recorded the lowest volume, at 13.9 trillion soums, or 1.4% of the national total.
Outside the capital, the fastest growth in the services sector was recorded in Samarkand region, at 17.3%, followed by Khorezm region at 17.2% and Andijan region at 17.1%.
Growth reached 16.9% in Navoi region, 16.8% in Syrdarya region and 16.7% in Surkhandarya region. Kashkadarya and Tashkent regions each recorded growth of 16.6%, while Ferghana region posted an increase of 16.5%.
The volume of services grew by 15% in Namangan region and 14.9% in the Republic of Karakalpakstan.
On a per capita basis, market services amounted to an average of 25.5 million soums nationwide, compared with 21.1 million soums a year earlier. In real terms, the indicator increased by 14.7%.
Tashkent recorded the highest per capita volume, at 126 million soums, an increase of 23.9 million soums compared with the previous year. It was followed by Navoi region with 19.7 million soums, Bukhara region with 18.8 million soums and Tashkent region with 18.1 million soums. Surkhandarya region had the lowest figure, at 10.4 million soums per person.
The fastest growth in per capita market services was recorded in Tashkent, at 16.4%, followed by Khorezm and Navoi regions, both at 15.3%. Namangan region recorded the slowest growth, at 12.9%.
Small businesses provided services worth 567.5 trillion soums, accounting for 56.6% of the national total. In real terms, their service output increased by 17.4%.
Ferghana region had the highest share of small businesses in total services, at 76%. It was followed by Kashkadarya region with 74.7%, Namangan region with 74.4%, Andijan region with 74.3% and Surkhandarya region with 73.7%.
In Tashkent, small businesses accounted for 42.9% of the services market. However, the capital recorded the country's largest volume of services provided by small businesses, at 175.8 trillion soums, representing growth of 21.3%.
In Bukhara region, services provided by small businesses increased by 20.3%. Syrdarya region recorded the lowest volume in this category, at 9.1 trillion soums.
Trade, financial and transport services were the main contributors to overall growth.
Trade services increased by 17.4% to 235.3 trillion soums, contributing 4 percentage points to overall growth. Financial services rose by 22% to 163.8 trillion soums, contributing 3.4 percentage points, while transport services grew by 16.4% to 162.8 trillion soums, contributing 2.8 percentage points.
Accommodation and food services increased by 11.3% to 179.7 trillion soums, while information and communication services rose by 21.4% to 77.6 trillion soums.
Educational services grew by 19.6%, while real estate-related services increased by 15.3%. Architecture, engineering surveying and technical testing services recorded the highest growth among the listed categories, at 24.2%.
Healthcare services increased by 14.2%, computer and household goods repair services by 11.1%, and rental services by 9.5%.
In the overall structure of market services, trade accounted for 23.5%, accommodation and food services for 17.9%, financial services for 16.3%, transport for 16.2%, information and communication services for 7.7%, and education for 3.5%.
Since the beginning of 2026, statisticians have calculated the volume of trade services taking into account changes in inventories of goods acquired for resale.
The methodology was revised in line with recommendations from international experts. The same methodology was also applied retrospectively to January-September 2025 data to ensure comparability.
The statistics also provide a breakdown of individual service industries.
Food and beverage services accounted for 96.1% of accommodation and food services. In the financial sector, insurance services represented 6.9%, auxiliary financial activities accounted for 7.3%, and other financial services made up the remaining 85.8%.
Road transport accounted for more than half of all transport services, representing 52.5%, or 85.4 trillion soums.
Within information and communication services, computer programming accounted for 48.4%, telecommunications for 27.5%, information services for 15.8% and publishing activities for 6.1%.
Higher education represented 40.2% of educational services, while the rental and management of real estate accounted for 92.1% of real estate-related services.
In healthcare, hospitals accounted for 32.3% of the total, medical practice and dentistry for 14.4%, and other medical services for 53.3%.
