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From January through November 2025, Uzbekistan’s export of tourism services reached $4.4 billion—an increase of 44 percent compared with the same period last year, according to the Dunyo news agency citing data from the national tourism committee.
Over the first eleven months of this year, 10.7 million foreign tourists visited Uzbekistan, a 114 percent rise from January–November 2024. Officials attribute the positive trend to broad efforts that have ensured steady growth.
Within the domestic tourism program “Travel Uzbekistan,” residents made 23.7 million trips to other regions of the country, accounting for 14.8 percent of the annual target. Across Uzbekistan, 954 new accommodation facilities began operating, bringing the total to 6,861 with a combined capacity of nearly 184,000 beds.
The reporting period also saw the opening of 662 new travel agencies, bringing the total number nationwide to more than 4,300. Currently, Uzbekistan has 4,345 licensed tour guides, 375 of whom were trained this year.
Following government recommendations, businesses improved 784 sanitation facilities across the country.
Investment activity in the sector also showed momentum: 421 projects were implemented over eleven months, creating more than 6,300 jobs.
Officials say the broad scope of work carried out this year has strengthened Uzbekistan’s international image, expanded employment, and increased service exports—reinforcing tourism’s status as one of the key drivers of the national economy.
In late November, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree outlining new tourism development targets. The government aims to double the number of foreign visitors by 2030—from the current 10 million to 20 million per year—with a particular focus on attracting higher-spending tourists.
The document also calls for increasing the sector’s share of GDP from 3.5 percent to 7 percent over the next five years and raising annual tourism-service exports to more than $6 billion.
