Metal industry production volume in Uzbekistan in January–June 2026 reached nearly 183 trillion sum, increasing by 1.3% compared to the same period last year. The data is provided by the National Statistics Committee.
Two regions account for 90% of the sector
Production distribution is highly uneven:
- Navoi region — 120.7 trillion sum;
- Tashkent region — 44.9 trillion sum;
- Tashkent city — 10.3 trillion sum;
- Samarkand region — 4.8 trillion sum.
The first two regions account for over 90% of total output. This concentration is explained by the location of the country's largest mining and metallurgical plants.
Other regions
- Namangan region — 659.8 billion sum;
- Syrdaria — 621.4 billion;
- Djizak — 262.6 billion;
- Fergana — 236.7 billion;
- Bukhara — 185.4 billion;
- Surkhandarya — 126 billion;
- Karakalpakstan — 67.8 billion;
- Andijan — 42.6 billion;
- Khorezm — 26.8 billion;
- Kashkadarya — 16.6 billion sum.
The scale of the gap is evident in direct comparison: Navoi region's output exceeds Kashkadarya's by more than 7,000 times.
What does 1.3% growth mean
A 1.3% increase in nominal terms is effectively stagnation: accounting for inflation, physical production volumes likely did not grow. For an industry that generates a significant share of the country's export revenues, this is a notable signal.
For investors, this is important context when evaluating sector securities: stock prices of metallurgical enterprises on the local exchange depend on global commodity prices and production volumes, and slower production directly affects the dividend potential of issuers.
This material is for informational purposes and is not an investment recommendation.