Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan’s total household income reached 1,026.7 trillion soums in January–September 2026, increasing by 15.3% in nominal terms and 8.1% in real terms after accounting for changes in consumer prices, according to the National Statistics Committee.
Per capita income
Total per capita income averaged 26.1 million soums during the first nine months of 2026. Nominal growth reached 13.2%, while real growth stood at 6.2%.
The data are preliminary. Figures for January–September 2025 have been recalculated, and the calculations for 2025 and 2026 incorporate the results of the population and agricultural census.
Regional differences
Per capita income exceeded the national average in Tashkent city, at 68,092.8 thousand soums, Navoi Region, at 34,442.1 thousand soums, and Bukhara Region, at 29,618.7 thousand soums.
Income was below the national average in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, at 18,446.9 thousand soums; Namangan Region, at 18,732.5 thousand soums; Syrdarya Region, at 18,780.3 thousand soums; Surkhandarya Region, at 20,760.0 thousand soums; Ferghana Region, at 20,946.9 thousand soums; Kashkadarya Region, at 21,097.5 thousand soums; Jizzakh Region, at 21,365.4 thousand soums; Andijan Region, at 22,431.4 thousand soums; Samarkand Region, at 22,674.8 thousand soums; Tashkent Region, at 23,288.6 thousand soums; and Khorezm Region, at 24,810.6 thousand soums.
Real per capita income grew fastest in Tashkent city, increasing by 13.0%. Tashkent Region followed at 8.4%, the Republic of Karakalpakstan at 7.6% and Navoi Region at 7.4%.
Growth was below the national average in Jizzakh Region, at 6.1%; Samarkand Region, at 4.6%; Bukhara Region, at 4.2%; Namangan Region, at 4.1%; Andijan Region, at 4.0%; Ferghana Region, at 3.6%; Syrdarya Region, at 3.2%; Surkhandarya Region, at 2.6%; Kashkadarya Region, at 2.2%; and Khorezm Region, at 1.3%.
Income composition
Primary income accounted for 74.3% of total household income, while transfers represented 25.7%. Income from employment, including wages and self-employment earnings, made up 62.4%. Services produced for households’ own consumption accounted for 8.3%, while property income represented 3.6%.
Navoi Region recorded the highest share of labour income, at 78.5%. The proportion was below the national average in Bukhara Region, Tashkent city, and Andijan, Ferghana, Khorezm and Samarkand regions.
The combined share of income from services produced for own consumption and property income was relatively small nationwide. In Tashkent city, however, it reached 22.6%.
Transfers accounted for more than 30% of total income in Andijan, Khorezm, Ferghana, Samarkand and Bukhara regions. Navoi Region recorded the lowest share, at 13.0%.
Wage income
Income from employees accounted for 26.4% of total household income. It increased by 25.8% in nominal terms, contributing 6.2 percentage points to overall nominal income growth.
The highest shares of employee income were recorded in Tashkent city, at 48.1%, and Navoi Region, at 41.4%. The lowest were in Surkhandarya Region, at 15.5%; Samarkand Region, at 15.7%; and Kashkadarya Region, at 16.4%.
Employee income grew fastest in Tashkent city, increasing by 33.0%, followed by Jizzakh Region at 25.5% and Tashkent Region at 25.1%. The slowest growth was recorded in Syrdarya Region, at 17.4%.
Self-employment income
Self-employment income accounted for 36.0% of total household income and increased by 15.3%, contributing 5.5 percentage points to nominal income growth.
Jizzakh Region recorded the highest share of self-employment income, at 54.6%, with growth of 15.1%. In Surkhandarya Region, the share reached 50.0%, with growth of 15.5%, while Kashkadarya Region recorded 47.5%, with growth of 11.5%.
Tashkent city had the lowest share, at 11.8%, although self-employment income there grew by 23.7%.
Transfers and remittances
Nominal income from transfers increased by 5.9%. Social transfers accounted for 30.7% of total transfers, while other current transfers represented 69.3%.
Within social transfers, pensions accounted for 84.6%, allowances for 13.5% and scholarships for 1.9%.
Remittances from abroad, classified as other current transfers, represented 17.8% of total household income.
Their share was highest in Andijan Region, at 27.2%; Khorezm Region, at 26.9%; Samarkand Region, at 24.8%; and Ferghana Region, at 24.6%. These were followed by Bukhara Region at 22.0%, Surkhandarya Region at 20.8%, Kashkadarya Region at 20.2% and Namangan Region at 19.7%.
Remittances accounted for 15.6% of income in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, 13.1% in Tashkent city, 11.9% in Syrdarya Region and 7.5% in Jizzakh Region. The lowest shares were recorded in Tashkent Region, at 4.7%, and Navoi Region, at 4.6%.
Contribution of small businesses
Income generated by small businesses accounted for 60.7% of total household income.
The highest shares were recorded in Jizzakh Region, at 69.6%; Surkhandarya Region, at 66.4%; Tashkent Region, at 66.2%; Kashkadarya Region, at 65.6%; Bukhara Region, at 65.5%; Samarkand Region, at 65.2%; Namangan Region, at 64.7%; Khorezm Region, at 63.4%; and Ferghana Region, at 62.9%.
The figure stood at 58.9% in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, 60.6% in Andijan Region and 58.9% in Syrdarya Region. In Tashkent city, the share was 50.3%, while Navoi Region recorded 50.2%.
How total income is calculated
Total household income includes monetary income and income received in kind. These are generally recurring receipts received by a household or its members on a regular basis. The consumer price index is used to calculate real income growth.
The calculations draw on statistical reporting, sample surveys of individual entrepreneurs and dehkan farms, and household surveys conducted using World Bank methodology.
The estimates also incorporate aggregated data from the Central Bank, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the National Agency for Social Protection, the extrabudgetary Pension Fund, Xalq Bank and the Tax Committee.
