UzbekistanEurope & Central Asia
Uzbekistan: 60th largest economy, 74th in military spending
Population37.1M#42 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$147B#60 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$4k#132 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output469 TWh#33 of 186 in the world · 2024
Military spending$1.4B#74 of 167 in the world · 2018
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
Attacks reported
attack log →≥ 5 events in or near Uzbekistan, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Amu Darya, Qoraqalpog iston, Uzbekistan · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Tashkent, Toshkent Shahri, Uzbekistan · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-27 · Armed clash · Tashkent, Toshkent Shahri, Uzbekistan · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-26 · Armed clash · Tashkent, Toshkent Shahri, Uzbekistan · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
Uzbekistan is involved in 1 theater
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37.1M people, 51% in cities
- Population37.1M2025
- Population growth1.9%2025
- Urban population51.0%2025
- Land area441k km²2023
A $147B economy, $4k per person
- GDP$147B2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$504B2025
- GDP per person$4k2025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$13.6k2025
- GDP growth7.7%2025
Fuels are 7% of goods exports
- Exports, share of GDP22.0%2025
- Imports, share of GDP35.4%2025
- Fuels, share of goods exports6.5%2024
- Exports of goods and services$32.4B2025
- Imports of goods and services$52B2025
Fossil fuel output of 469 TWh
Oilmade 22 TWhused 67 TWh
Gasmade 422 TWhused 546 TWh
Coalmade 25 TWhused 49 TWh
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)469 TWh2024
- Primary energy consumption696 TWh2024
- Energy use per person19.1 MWh2024
- Electricity generation87 TWh2025
- Electricity from fossil fuels80.6%2025
Spends $1.4B on its military, 2.9% of GDP
- Military spending$1.4B2018
- Military spending, share of GDP2.9%2018
- Armed forces personnel68k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$17M2023
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$68M2016
What Uzbekistan's leaders said lately
6 statements on record, newest first
- Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President · 17 Octreassurance
golden age
source ↗ - Abdulla Aripov, Prime Minister · 17 Octcommitment
Uzbekistan is ready to work with China to deepen cooperation in agriculture, energy, mineral resources and artificial intelligence source ↗ - Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan · 17 Octcommitment
Uzbekistan firmly adheres to the one-China principle and firmly supports China in safeguarding its core interests. source ↗
Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2024-2025
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.