Uzbekistan

Despite the deleterious impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Uzbekistan recorded positive annual real GDP growth of 1.9% in 2020. With the reopening of the economy, as well as higher state investment and a recovery in remittance inflows that bolstered…

With the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and the return to everyday routines, ice cream returned to growth, and 2023 is set to see an even stronger retail volume increase than 2022, and maintain double-digit current value growth. With hot summers,…

Rising inflation has been denting households’ purchasing power and consumer spending in 2023. Nevertheless, despite certain shifts in consumer behaviour, willingness to spend on chocolate confectionery is still rising in 2023, and retail volume sales…

Following a period of decline, retail volume sales of cigarettes showed a more positive trend in 2022. This was supported in part by a rise in the Uzbek population as well as a rise in immigrants from Russia. The war in Ukraine led to the…

Skin care category remains in demand and popular in Uzbekistan. The COVID-19 pandemic taught consumers to take better care of their health and personal hygiene, which also translated into skin care. Indeed, skin care saw a bumper year in 2020, as…

Hair care is seeing healthy sales, supported by ongoing demand for basic and mass products in the category. Furthermore, since consumers have returned to sociable out-of-home lifestyles, they have been paying more attention to their personal grooming…

Despite the fallout from the war in Ukraine, which led to high inflation, stemming from high energy prices, sanitary protection performed well, with healthy constant value growth and moderate volume growth. This was backed up by strong fundamentals…

Despite the fallout from the war in Ukraine, which led to high inflation, stemming from high energy prices, retail tissue performed well, with healthy constant value and volume growth. This was backed up by strong fundamentals in an economy that has…

Surface care saw strong growth in current value terms in 2022, with retail volume sales slowing somewhat compared to recent years. The widespread availability of cheaper Turkish brands has enabled many consumers to continue with their cleaning…

International players in laundry care experienced supply difficulties at the beginning of 2022, with some products out of stock due to geopolitical changes in the world. The price of foreign brands witnessed a significant increase due to rising…

Wine registered very healthy volume growth in 2022, partly supported by a huge drop in excise duty for locally, produced wine (see below). Another contributing factor to the increased sales was a large influx of Russian migrants, as they looked to…

Performance for spirits was much more muted than for beer and wine in 2022, with only a slight increase in volume sales. Vodka continued to be the most popular spirit, accounting for over nine-tenths of volume sales. However, in recent years there…

Sun care suffered during the pandemic era, as travel abroad as well as local travel were restricted and limited. After the removal of quarantine restrictions, sun care began to gradually recover and almost reached pre-pandemic indicators in kind, as…

Fragrances continues to show recovery in volume terms, with value boosted by price increases. Fragrances suffered during the era of the pandemic but started to return to more balanced sales patterns as consumers returned to sociable out-of-home…

Despite the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, demand for toilet care products remains quite high in Uzbekistan. Consumers put a strong emphasis on hygiene at home and will clean toilets on a regular basis. With demand remaining robust, the…

Bleach is one of the most popular disinfectants in Uzbekistan, which is used by a wide proportion of the population due to its relatively inexpensive price. Nonetheless, retail volume sales declined in 2022 for the second consecutive year, amid…

While in 2020 and 2021, savoury snacks were considered as a treat for consumers to fight the boredom of home seclusion during the pandemic, in 2022 and 2023, in the post-COVID-19 period, people have been returning to their previous routines, and…

After seeing a retail volume decline in 2020 during the first year of the pandemic, gum returned to growth, and this is set to continue in 2023 as impulse consumption occasions continue to return. Although volume sales are set to rise, current value…

Cigarettes still dominate the tobacco category in Uzbekistan, with 2022 achieving a more positive trend in retail volume sales compared to the previous year. This was fuelled by organic population growth, with the number of adults of legal smoking…

Despite the fallout from the war in Ukraine, which led to high inflation, stemming from high energy prices, alcoholic drinks performed relatively well, with healthy volume growth and constant value sales increasing slightly. This was backed up by…