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Uzbekistan

UZB Central Asia

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Central Asia's most populous country, and one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world alongside Liechtenstein.

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GDP growth7.7% per year · 2025▲ 15.3% vs previous
Military expenditure2.87% of GDP · 2018▲ 566.8% vs previous
Net energy imports1.55% of use · 2022▲ 114.6% vs previousNet importer
Trade openness57.4% of GDP · 2025▼ 0.22% vs previous
Population37.1Mpeople · 2025▲ 1.9% vs previous
Displaced from here22.6Kpeople · 2025▼ 19.2% vs previous

Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)

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