TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, October 3. Uzbekistan’s annual inflation rate slowed to 8 percent in September 2025, down from 8.8 percent in August and 10.5 percent in September 2024, Trend reports, citing the National Statistics Committee.
Over the past month, consumer prices rose by 0.6 percent, primarily driven by increases in basic food items, fuel, and healthcare services.
Among key food items, egg prices climbed 6.5 percent, while poultry rose between 1.1 percent and 1.2 percent. Mutton increased by 1.5 percent, lean beef by 1.8 percent, and beef with bones by 1.7 percent. Year-on-year, mutton prices surged 26.8 percent, and beef with bones rose 23.2 percent. Sugar prices were up 0.7 percent, while gasoline rose 1.4 percent, representing a 5.9 percent year-on-year increase. Healthcare costs also edged higher, with medicine prices up 0.2 percent and other services rising 0.4 percent.
At the same time, seasonal produce helped offset inflationary pressures. Prices for fruits and vegetables fell by 5.6 percent, with sharp declines for tomatoes (–16.9 percent), bell peppers (–10.4 percent), melons (–5.5 percent), and grapes (–5.4 percent); carrots (–7.7 percent), onions (–3.6 percent), and apples (–1 percent) also saw decreases.
Meanwhile, earlier this year, the Central Bank of Uzbekistan had forecast that inflation would ease to 7–8 percent by the end of 2025.
Compared to other Central Asian countries, Uzbekistan's inflation rate of 8 percent by late 2025 is lower than Kazakhstan's 12 percent and Kyrgyzstan's 9.5 percent but higher than Tajikistan's 3.1 percent. Turkmenistan's current official inflation rate is not publicly available; however, it is expected to be over 12 percent in 2022. Uzbekistan's inflation has recently decreased; however, the entire region's patterns are mixed, with considerable disparities in economic policy influencing these figures.
