Uzbekistan Quality Job Creation as a Cornerstone for Sustainable Economic Growth

Figure 5.8: Total Trade as a Share of GDP in Central Asian Countries, 
1995–2018
a
Percent
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Tajikistan
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2012
2014
2013
2015
2016
2018
2017
0
50
100
150
200

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Table 5.2: Average Import Tariffs, by Product, Uzbekistan, 2014 
(%)
Product Code 
(HS)
Product Category
Weighted Average Tariff 
(%)
01-05
Animal and animal products
13.4
06-15
Vegetable products
14.4
16-24
Foodstuffs
14.4
25-27
Mineral products
12.4
28-38
Chemical and allied industries
13.7
39-40
Plastics and rubbers
11.5
41-43
Rawhides, skins, leather, and fur
20.5
44-49
Wood and wood products
13.2
50-63
Textiles
24.0
64-67
Footwear and headgear
27.0
68-71
Stone and glass
23.0
72-83
Metals
11.9
84-85
Footwear and headgear
9.1
86-89
Transport
8.8
90-97
Miscellaneous
17.5
HS = harmonized system.
Source: Authors’ calculations based on World Bank. UNCTAD Trade Analysis Information System (TRAINS). 
https://databank.worldbank.org/reports.aspx?source=UNCTAD-~-Trade-Analysis-Information-System-
%28TRAINS%29 (accessed 16 November 2018); and World Bank. World Development Indicators.
https://databank.worldbank.org/source/worlddevelopment-indicators (accessed 16 November 2018).
Sources: Authors’ calculations based on World Bank. UNCTAD Trade Analysis Information System 
(TRAINS).https://databank.worldbank.org/reports.aspx?source=UNCTAD-~-Trade-Analysis-
Information-System-%28TRAINS%29 (accessed 16 November 2018); and World Bank. World 
Development Indicators. https://databank.worldbank.org/source/worlddevelopment-indicators
(accessed 16 November 2018).