Uzbekistan’s public debt exceeds $43 billion – where has the money been spent?.

As of July 1, 2025, Uzbekistan’s public debt stood at $43.3 billion, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Of this, $36.4 billion was external debt and $6.9 billion was domestic debt. Compared to the same period last year, the debt increased by $6.1 billion, or 16.5 percent. The country’s largest creditors remain the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank..