As of October 1, 2026, there were 621.1 thousand active enterprises and organizations in Uzbekistan — 13.1% more than a year earlier. Small businesses and micro-firms accounted for 459.1 thousand, or 73.9% of the total number, excluding farming and dehkan households. The number of business entities reached 463.9 thousand, and farming and dehkan households — 92.2 thousand. Most companies are registered in Tashkent — 118.9 thousand. This is followed by Tashkent region with a share of 9.5%, Samarkand (9.2%), Fergana (8.4%), and Kashkadarya (7.7%).
Trade leads in terms of activity types: 170.6 thousand enterprises, or 27.5% of the total. Agriculture, forestry, and fishing account for 21.8%, and industry — 10.6%, or 66 thousand companies. Together, these three areas form 59.9% of active enterprises. Among commercial organizations, limited liability companies prevail — 372.7 thousand (80.3%). In January–September, 68,480 new enterprises appeared in the country, but only 17,777 of them — 26% — began to receive income from the sale of goods and services.
The number of active enterprises with foreign investments increased by 28.2% over the year, to 22,029. Of these, 4,851 are joint ventures, and 17,178 are wholly owned by foreign investors. The largest share falls on Tashkent — 13,736 companies, or 62.4%. By capital origin, China leads with 6,649 enterprises (30.2%), followed by Russia with 3,690, Turkey with 2,410, and Kazakhstan with 1,378. Over five years, the number of companies with foreign investments has increased by one and a half times, and the share of enterprises with 100% foreign capital has risen from 57.6% to 78%.
