U.S. - Uzbekistan Trade Facts
In 2019, Uzbekistan GDP was an estimated $60.5 billion (current market exchange rates); real GDP was up by an estimated 5.6%; and the population was 33 million. (Source: IMF)
Uzbekistan is currently our 114th largest goods trading partner with $540 million in total (two way) goods trade during 2019. Goods exports totaled $506 million; goods imports totaled $34 million. The U.S. goods trade surplus with Uzbekistan was $471 million in 2019.
According to the Department of Commerce, U.S. exports of goods to Uzbekistan supported an estimated 4 hundred jobs in 2015 (latest data available).
Exports
- Uzbekistan was the United States' 101st largest goods export market in 2019.
- U.S. goods exports to Uzbekistan in 2019 were $506 million, up 70.5% ($209 million) from 2018 and up 418.3% from 2009.
- The top export categories (2-digit HS) in 2019 were: aircraft ($331 million), machinery ($59 million), special other (articles donated for relief) ($35 million), vehicles ($23 million), and miscellaneous chemical products ($13 million).
- U.S. total exports of agricultural products to Uzbekistan totaled $2 million in 2019.
Imports
- Uzbekistan was the United States' 148th largest supplier of goods imports in 2019.
- U.S. goods imports from Uzbekistan totaled $34 million in 2019, up 86.4% ($16 million) from 2018, but down 61.8% from 2009.
- The top import categories (2-digit HS) in 2019 were: special other (returns) ($22 million), inorganic chemicals ($2 million), vegetables (vegetables, dried) ($2 million), other base metals (molybdenium) ($2 million), and coffee, tea & spice (pepper) ($1 million).
- U.S. total imports of agricultural products from Uzbekistan totaled $6 million in 2019. Leading categories include: processed fruit & vegetables ($3 million), spices ($1 million), tea, including herbal ($335 thousand), tobacco ($303 thousand), and rice ($66 thousand).
Trade Balance
- The U.S. goods trade surplus with Uzbekistan was $471 million in 2019, a 69.4% increase ($193 million) over 2018.
Investment
- U.S. foreign direct investment (FDI) in Uzbekistan (stock) was $82 million in 2019, a 15.5% increase from 2018. There is no information on the distribution of U.S. FDI in Uzbekistan.
- No data on Uzbekistan's FDI in the U.S. are available. There is no information on the distribution of Uzbekistan FDI in the U.S.
NOTE: No services trade data with Uzbekistan are available.
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U.S. Goods Trade with Uzbekistan (in millions of dollars) |
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|
|
2009 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|
Total |
187.0 |
227.3 |
148.2 |
348.5 |
150.4 |
314.9 |
539.7 |
|
Exports |
97.5 |
212.9 |
138.0 |
317.9 |
136.1 |
296.5 |
505.5 |
|
Imports |
89.5 |
14.4 |
10.3 |
30.6 |
14.3 |
18.3 |
34.2 |
|
Balance |
8.0 |
198.6 |
127.7 |
287.3 |
121.8 |
278.2 |
471.4 |
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U.S. Agricultural Trade with Uzbekistan (in millions of dollars) |
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|
|
2009 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|
Total |
2.9 |
11.9 |
7.7 |
5.3 |
10.9 |
9.4 |
7.6 |
|
Exports |
1.8 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
5.6 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
|
Imports |
1.1 |
8.4 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
7.2 |
5.7 |
|
Balance |
0.6 |
-4.9 |
-1.0 |
-3.2 |
0.4 |
-5.0 |
-3.9 |
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U.S. Manufacturing Trade with Uzbekistan (in millions of dollars) |
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|
|
2009 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|
Total |
143.1 |
169.0 |
87.8 |
320.1 |
63.7 |
255.0 |
478.7 |
|
Exports |
56.7 |
164.9 |
80.9 |
291.9 |
56.4 |
244.7 |
468.8 |
|
Imports |
86.5 |
4.1 |
6.9 |
28.3 |
7.3 |
10.3 |
9.9 |
|
Balance |
-29.8 |
160.8 |
74.0 |
263.6 |
49.0 |
234.5 |
458.9 |
Last updated:October 2, 2020
