Taliban–Uzbekistan Trade Tops $1.7 Billion In 2025
Trade between Taliban and Uzbekistan reached $1.7 billion in 2025, a sharp increase from about $1.1 billion in 2024, Uzbek news agencies reported, citing data from the country’s National Statistics Committee.
Uzbekistan’s total foreign trade turnover reached $81.2 billion last year, reflecting the country’s continued efforts to diversify its trading partners, the reports said. By the end of the period, Uzbekistan had established trade relations with 210 countries worldwide.
In Uzbekistan’s foreign trade structure, China ranked first with a 21.2 precent share, followed by Russia at 16.0 precent, Kazakhstan at 6.1 precent, Türkiye at 3.7 precent and South Korea at 2.1 precent.
After ties with Pakistan deteriorated in October 2025 and bilateral trade was suspended, the Taliban administration in Afghanistan has sought to expand trade with other regional partners, including Uzbekistan.
