Uzbekistan’s gas import bill jumped 50 percent to $1.6 billion in the first nine months of 2026 as domestic production fell 16 percent, while gas exports dropped 34.5 percent and deliveries to China nearly halved, pushing the nine-month gas trade deficit past $1.2 billion.
Uzbekistan’s gold exports fell 71 percent to $2.8 billion in the first nine months of 2026, pulling total export revenues down 5.5 percent to $25.8 billion even as non-gold exports rose 31.6 percent and overall trade hit $65.4 billion.
