Uzbekistan’s National Statistics Committee has revised its GDP figures for 2017-2025, raising nominal GDP for 2025 by 15% to 2,126.8 trillion soums ($169 billion), it said at a news conference today Nov 13.
The previously published figure was 1,849.7 trillion soums ($147 billion), a difference of 277.1 trillion soums ($22 billion).
Deputy Chairman Zokhidjon Ziyaev said the increase should not be read as additional growth. “This does not mean that the economy has seen new growth. The changes to the figures result from refined calculations,” he said.
Real GDP growth in 2025 was revised to 7.8% from 7.7%. Nominal GDP per capita rose to 55 million soums ($4,373) from 48.8 million ($3,881), using a revised average population of 38.7 million instead of 37.9 million.
Updated data on enterprises and organizations accounted for 160.3 trillion soums of the difference (57.9%). The agricultural census added 80.4 trillion soums (29%) and the population census 36.4 trillion soums (13.1%). Services accounted for 138 trillion soums, or 49.8%, of the increase in value added.
The population census raised the estimate of total housing floor space at end-2025 to 1.032 billion square meters from 734 million, an increase of about 41%. The agricultural census found about 985,400 hectares not previously recorded. Crop output was revised up by 19.6%, while the cattle herd estimate was cut by almost 2.3 million head.
New reporting forms that took effect on Jan 1, 2026 raised the estimated output of trade services by 56.8%, to 260.1 trillion soums.
Asked whether GDP could be revised again after the business census, a committee representative said it was too early to say. “First, the business census needs to be completed,” he said, adding that the committee would consult the World Bank and the IMF if changes were large.
The recalculation drew on the censuses and updated enterprise reporting, and followed international standards and IMF experts’ recommendations.
