Taxi Market in Uzbekistan Surpasses 5 Trillion Soums
Uzbekistan
From January to July 2025, the legal taxi market in Uzbekistan generated over 5 trillion soums, with nearly 262 million trips recorded. Cobalt was the most used car model, while most drivers earned less than 5 million soums per year.
According to the National Tax Committee, the “white” taxi sector in Uzbekistan saw over 262.2 million trips in the first seven months of 2025, with a turnover exceeding 5 trillion soums.
The number of registered aggregators grew to 215 (compared to 155 in 2024).
Cash payments accounted for 76.3% (3.6 trillion soums), while non-cash made up 27.8% (1.4 trillion). The average fare rose to over 19,000 soums (vs. 18,456 in 2024).
Roughly 457,300 self-employed drivers are engaged through aggregators:
56.3% are aged 30–50
36.3% under 30
7% over 50
3,480 are women
Only 0.4% of drivers (1,830 people) earned over 100 million soums this year. More than half earned under 5 million. Just 6.5% drive as a full-time job, most do it part-time.
Driver income breakdown:
Up to 1 million — 140,200
1–5 million — 122,800
5–10 million — 59,400
10–50 million — 113,700
50–100 million — 19,100
Over 100 million — 1,800
Top 5 most used vehicles:
Cobalt — 23.5%
Nexia — 21.5%
Lacetti — 16.9%
Spark — 12.2%
Matiz — 8.5%
Only 1.8% of the fleet consists of electric cars. Over 27.7% of vehicles are more than 10 years old. Most are between 1–5 years.
In total, aggregators paid 98.8 billion soums in taxes, of which 55.4 billion was VAT.
The number of registered aggregators grew to 215 (compared to 155 in 2024).
Cash payments accounted for 76.3% (3.6 trillion soums), while non-cash made up 27.8% (1.4 trillion). The average fare rose to over 19,000 soums (vs. 18,456 in 2024).
Roughly 457,300 self-employed drivers are engaged through aggregators:
56.3% are aged 30–50
36.3% under 30
7% over 50
3,480 are women
Only 0.4% of drivers (1,830 people) earned over 100 million soums this year. More than half earned under 5 million. Just 6.5% drive as a full-time job, most do it part-time.
Driver income breakdown:
Up to 1 million — 140,200
1–5 million — 122,800
5–10 million — 59,400
10–50 million — 113,700
50–100 million — 19,100
Over 100 million — 1,800
Top 5 most used vehicles:
Cobalt — 23.5%
Nexia — 21.5%
Lacetti — 16.9%
Spark — 12.2%
Matiz — 8.5%
Only 1.8% of the fleet consists of electric cars. Over 27.7% of vehicles are more than 10 years old. Most are between 1–5 years.
In total, aggregators paid 98.8 billion soums in taxes, of which 55.4 billion was VAT.
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