Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan's tourism services exports rose 49.5% year on year to US$6.0757 billion in January–October 2026, the Tourism Committee said.
Countries in Central Asia accounted for 44.4% of the total, generating US$2.7 billion in tourism services exports. Other countries contributed the remaining 55.6%, or US$3.4 billion.
Tourism services accounted for 20% of Uzbekistan's total exports during the period.
Foreign tourist arrivals increase 19.4%
Uzbekistan received 11.6221 million foreign visitors for tourism purposes in the first 10 months of 2026, an increase of nearly 1.9 million people, or 19.4%, compared with the same period in 2025.
Russia was the largest source of tourists, with 1.1041 million arrivals, 1.3 times the figure recorded a year earlier.
China accounted for 430,300 visitors, twice as many as in the same period of 2025. Turkey sent 169,600 tourists, an increase of 15%.
Among European countries, Germany accounted for 50,800 visitors, up 26%, while France recorded 32,900, up 20%. The number of visitors from the United Kingdom reached 30,200, an increase of 26%.
The United States sent 47,300 visitors, 1.4 times the previous year's figure. Arrivals from Japan totalled 42,800, 1.5 times higher.
Tourist arrivals from Malaysia reached 15,900, a 1.7-fold increase, while Indonesia accounted for 10,500 visitors, up 1.6 times.
The number of visitors from Egypt reached 7,500, 1.9 times the figure recorded a year earlier.
