According to preliminary data from the National Statistical Committee, the volume of market services provided in Uzbekistan reached 1003.2 trillion soms at current prices for the period from January to September 2026. This figure demonstrated a real growth of 16.7% compared to the same period in 2025.
In the first nine months of 2025, market services amounted to 815 trillion soms, reflecting an increase of 14% relative to the same period in 2024. Statistical data for January-September 2025 and 2026 were adjusted after conducting population and agricultural censuses.
Service Distribution by Region
Tashkent accounted for 40.8% of the total volume of market services in the country, equivalent to 409.4 trillion soms. In the capital, the volume of services increased by 18.3% in real terms. Among the regions, Samarkand showed the largest volume of services—73.8 trillion soms, making up 7.4% of the national total. It is followed by Tashkent region with 68.3 trillion soms (6.8%), Fergana region with 66 billion soms (6.6%), and Andijan region with 51 trillion soms (5.1%).
The lowest volume of services was recorded in Syrdarya region—13.9 trillion soms, or 1.4% of the total volume. Outside the capital, the fastest growth in the service sector was observed in Samarkand region (17.3%), followed by Khorezm region (17.2%) and Andijan region (17.1%). Growth reached 16.9% in Navoi region, 16.8% in Syrdarya region, and 16.7% in Surkhandarya region. Kashkadarya and Tashkent regions showed growth at the level of 16.6%, and Fergana region—at 16.5%.
The volume of services grew by 15% in Namangan region and by 14.9% in Karakalpakstan Republic.
Services per Capita Level
The average volume of market services per capita across the country was 25.5 million soms, higher than the figure of 21.1 million soms the previous year; in real terms, this indicator increased by 14.7%. Tashkent demonstrated the highest per capita figure—126 million soms, representing an increase of 23.9 million soms compared to the previous year. Next are Navoi region with 19.7 million soms, Bukhara region with 18.8 million soms, and Tashkent region with 18.1 million soms. The lowest per capita figure was recorded in Surkhandarya region—10.4 million soms.
The fastest growth in services per capita was noted in Tashkent (16.4%), as well as in Khorezm and Navoi regions (both 15.3%). Namangan region showed the smallest growth rate (12.9%).
Contribution of Small Business and Service Structure
Small businesses provided services worth 567.5 trillion soms, accounting for 56.6% of the total national volume. At the same time, the volume of services provided by small enterprises grew by 17.4% in real terms. Fergana region has the highest share of small businesses in the total volume of services—76%. It is followed by Kashkadarya region (74.7%), Namangan region (74.4%), Andijan region (74.3%), and Surkhandarya region (73.7%).
In Tashkent, the share of small businesses in the service market was 42.9%, but the capital registered the largest volume of services provided by small enterprises, at 175.8 trillion soms, indicating a growth of 21.3%. In Bukhara region, small business services increased by 20.3%, while in Syrdarya region, this segment showed the lowest volume—9.1 trillion soms.
The main driver of overall growth was trade, financial, and transport services. Trade services grew by 17.4%, reaching 235.3 trillion soms, contributing 4 percentage points to the overall growth. Financial services increased by 22%, reaching 163.8 trillion soms, adding 3.4 percentage points, and transport services grew by 16.4% to 162.8 trillion soms, contributing 2.8 percentage points.
Accommodation and catering services grew by 11.3%, reaching 179.7 trillion soms, while information and communication services increased by 21.4%, amounting to 77.6 trillion soms. Educational services grew by 19.6%, and real estate services—by 15.3%. The greatest growth among the listed categories was shown by architectural, engineering-measuring, and technical testing, which grew by 24.2%.
Healthcare services increased by 14.2%, computer and household appliance repair grew by 11.1%, and rental services—by 9.5%.
In the overall structure of market services, trade accounts for 23.5%, accommodation and catering services—17.9%, financial services—16.3%, transport—16.2%, information and communication services—7.7%, and education—3.5%.
Since the beginning of 2026, statistics have been calculating the volume of trade services taking into account changes in inventories of goods intended for resale. The methodology was revised in accordance with the recommendations of international experts. A similar methodology was applied retrospectively to data for January-September 2025 to ensure comparability.
Statistics also provides a breakdown of individual service sectors. Catering services accounted for 96.1% of all accommodation and catering services. In the financial sector, insurance services accounted for 6.9%, auxiliary financial activities—7.3%, and other financial services made up 85.8%. Road transport accounted for more than half of all transport services, amounting to 52.5% or 85.4 trillion soms.
In the field of information and communication services, computer programming accounted for 48.4%, telecommunications—27.5%, information services—15.8%, and publishing activities—6.1%. Higher education covered 40.2% of educational services, while real estate rental and management accounted for 92.1% of real estate services. In healthcare, hospitals accounted for 32.3% of the total volume, medical practice and dentistry—14.4%, and other medical services—53.3%.
