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    Uzbekistan

    Tier 2
    Central Asia · #72 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    45.7▲ +1.2 YoY
    ●●○0.83IEPA COMPOSITE

    Uzbekistan scores 45.7 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #72 of 117 economies. That is up 1.2 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Prosperity Outcomes at 50.8. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 42.0. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420263236404448
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212023202500.851.72.553.4
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #70of 145 ranked economies▲ 43 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024637893115
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    5.37% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    207
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.22
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.36
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Textile Apparel and Accessories23 of 50 made · 74% of the rest within reach
    Minerals14 of 48 made · 79% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies26 of 104 made · 59% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods16 of 78 made · 48% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals21 of 157 made · 40% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts16 of 155 made · 40% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture18 of 200 made · 35% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 8% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Minerals. This market makes 29% of that cluster today, and 79% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 0% made, and only 8% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 134 OF 207 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Parts of footwear$9B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.23
    Insulated electrical wire$155B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY -0.26
    Angles of iron or nonalloy steel$16B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.47
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 394 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    “Qizlarim har qanday ishni puxta bajarishiga ishonaman”. Shaxmatchi opa-singillarning otasi bilan suhbat
    Gazeta.uz · Oct 11 · Economic Policy
    Global growth slows to 2.6%, and gaps widen between developing regions - UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
    Google News · Uzbekistan · FDI & Investment · Oct 8 · FDI
    PEERS · TIER 2
    🇯🇴Jordan47.9→🇨🇴Colombia44.9→🇹🇳Tunisia44.6→🇷🇼Rwanda44.3→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    200organizations indexed across 11 types · 172 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    140
    Innovation hubs
    14
    Health research
    11
    Government bodies
    11
    Research organizations
    7
    Accelerators
    4
    Science & tech parks
    4
    Venture studios
    3
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    2
    Corporate R&D
    2
    Incubators
    2
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 200 indexed
    "IMKON AKSELERATSIYA" MCHJ
    Accelerators
    "UNICORN FACTORY ACCELERATOR" MAS'ULIYATI CHEKLANGAN JAMIYAT
    Accelerators
    "QANLIKO’L BIZNES INKUBATOR GROUP" MAS'ULIYATI CHEKLANGAN JAMIYAT
    Incubators · Qanliko'l
    "STARTUP GARAGE" MCHJ
    Incubators
    "IT PARK VENTURES" MAS'ULIYATI CHEKLANGAN JAMIYAT
    Venture studios · Tashkent
    "STEPPE VENTURE BUILDERS" MAS'ULIYATI CHEKLANGAN JAMIYAT
    Venture studios
    IT Park Uzbekistan
    Science & tech parks · Tashkent
    Future Metals Technopark
    Science & tech parks · Chirchik City
    Kokand State University
    Universities & research bodies · Kokand · 1931
    Paxta Ilmiy-innovasiya Markazi (Uzbekistan)
    Corporate R&D · Tashkent · 2018
    British American Tobacco (Uzbekistan)
    Corporate R&D · Tashkent · 1902
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    Uzbekistan: common questions

    What is Uzbekistan's IEPA score?
    Uzbekistan scores 45.7 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #72 of 117 economies.
    What is Uzbekistan's strongest zone?
    Prosperity Outcomes, at 50.8. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Uzbekistan back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 42.0, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Uzbekistan compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Jordan (47.9), Colombia (44.9), Tunisia (44.6), Rwanda (44.3).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Uzbekistan →