Uzbekistan’s external debt exceeded 70 billion soums

From January to July 2025, Uzbekistan’s external debt increased by $8.1 billion and exceeded $72 billion, according to a Central Bank report.

According to the information, of this amount, state external debt amounted to $36.8 billion, and corporate external debt — $35.4 billion. It is noted that in the first half of the year, the total volume of exports increased by 29% and amounted to $16.6 billion, while the total volume of imports increased by 10% and reached almost $23 billion.

It was noted that the growth in the volume of international money transfers received into the country contributed to the formation of the balance of primary and secondary income with a positive balance of 850.0 million and 5.4 billion dollars, respectively. Also, during this period, the inflow of foreign direct investment increased by 42% and amounted to $1.6 billion.

In addition, the volume of residents’ foreign currency assets increased significantly. In particular, the indicator grew by $12.1 billion, increasing by 13%, and the volume of external obligations by $8.9 billion, increasing by 11% compared to the beginning of the year. It should be noted that the total external debt consists of public and private debt. The “private” sector is represented by companies and banks with state ownership. In turn, state debt is divided into domestic debt – loans to residents of the country and external debt – loans to foreign creditors.

Earlier, it was reported that Uzbekistan would begin evaluating regions for investment attractiveness. The Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade will manage the investment rating platform and publish the results.