Government

(Note: Government of Uzbekistan statistics are not consistently reliable. This report relies on unofficial estimates and states clearly when a figure is an estimate. Estimates by international financial institutions also use Government of Uzbekistan statistics.)

• Economy

• (Note: Government of Uzbekistan statistics are not consistently reliable. This report relies on unofficial estimates and states clearly when a figure is an estimate. Estimates by international financial institutions also use Government of Uzbekistan statistics.)
• GDP: 2009 real GDP growth was 8.1%, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) based on Government of Uzbekistan statistics. Actual GDP growth was likely lower.
• Inflation: The IMF estimated that consumer price inflation reached 14.1% in 2009, though actual inflation was likely higher, between 18%-21%.
• Per capita GDP: Estimated per capita GDP in 2009 was $1,121; GDP per capita on a purchasing power parity basis was $2,800.
• Natural resources: Natural gas, petroleum, gold, coal, uranium, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tungsten, molybdenum. Natural gas production in 2009 was 61.4 billion cubic meters (bcm); oil production was 4.4 million tons.
• Agriculture: Products--cotton, fourth-largest producer worldwide; vegetables, fruits, grain, livestock.
• Industry: Types--textiles, food processing, machine building, metallurgy, natural gas, automobiles, chemical. The industrial production growth rate was estimated at 23.6% in 2009; electricity production was 50.1 billion kilowatt hours.
• Budget (2009 estimates): Revenues--$12.1 billion (IMF Regional Economic Outlook, May 2010); expenditure and net lending--$11.2 billion.
• Trade: Exports (2009)--largest contribution from natural gas, ferrous metals, cotton fiber, food products, automobiles. Major trade partners (2009)--Russia 21%, China 9.7%, Switzerland 7.9%, Ukraine 7.2%, Kazakhstan 6.2%. Imports (2009)--largest imports were machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs. Primary export partner (2009 est.)--CIS 34%. Primary import partner (2009 est.)--CIS 44%.
• External debt (total gross, 2009 est.): $4.33 billion

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