Uzbekistan's public debt reaches $47 billion

At the end of 2025, Uzbekistan's public debt reached $46.85 billion, which is $6.65 billion more than in 2024. 85% of the debt is external, 15% is internal.

The main providers of external debt:

🔹 World Bank – $8.95 billion
🔹 Asian Development Bank – $8.35 billion
🔹 Foreign governments and banks – $11.66 billion (China, Japan and other countries)
🔹 International bonds – $5.9 billion

The loans were used for:

🔹 Budget deficit – $19.83 billion
🔹 Fuel and energy – $5.6 billion
🔹 Transport and infrastructure – $3 billion
🔹 Agriculture and water management – ​​$3.3 billion
🔹 Housing and communal services – $3.2 billion
🔹 Healthcare, education, IT and other sectors – $3.5 billion
🔹 Chemical industry – $662 million
🔹 Entrepreneurship and industry – $612 million

In 2026, another $5 billion is planned to be borrowed, half of which will be directed to closing the budget deficit, and half to investment projects. 24 trillion soums (at least $2 billion) will be allocated to service debts.