Infrastructure and tourism development
Main indicators
Number of regular international bus routes
1991-2016
- There were no international bus routes in 2000-2018
2017-2020
- In 2020, the number of regular international bus routes reached 32
New metro lines
1991-2016
- Metro overhead lines are not built
2017-2020
- In 2019-2020, the first 12 km of ground metro lines were launched in Central Asia. In addition, the construction of 6.2 km. new "Sergeli circle" ground circle
Expected results in 2030
- In 2022-2030, Tashkent will continue to build a single ring of underground and surface metro
Uzbekistan's position in the world Logistics Performance Index (LPI)
1991-2016
- in 2014 – 129th place
2017-2020
- in 2018 – 99th place
Number of free economic zones and small industrial zones
1991-2016
- 2008-2016 3 FEZs (“Navoi”, “Angren”, “Jizzakh”)
2017-2020
- Currently, 21 FEZs are functioning, 185 "youth zones of industry and entrepreneurship" have been created on the ground
Expected results in 2030
- By 2030, it is planned to create more than 30 free economic zones and more than 220 "youth zones of industry and entrepreneurship" and further expand their areas
Income of the tourism industry
1991-2016
- in 2016 – 375 mln dollars
2017-2020
- in 2019 – 1.3 billion dollars
Light visa system for tourists
1991-2016
- 2016, the procedure for obtaining visas for foreign citizens to enter Uzbekistan was quite complicated
2017-2020
- A visa-free regime is introduced with 93 countries of the world. 57 countries have a simplified visa regime
Item in international indices
1991-2016
- In 2015, Uzbekistan ranked 141st in the Doing Business index
2017-2020
- In 2020, Uzbekistan rose to 69th place in the Doing Business index. In the past 3 years alone, the growth was 18 positions
1991-2016
- There was no sovereign credit rating of Uzbekistan
2017-2020
- In 2018, Uzbekistan, for the first time in history, received sovereign credit ratings of international rating agencies Fitch and Standard & Poor's
