Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- In January-February 2024, 16,900 foreign citizens entered the Republic of Uzbekistan for commercial purposes, according to preliminary data from the Statistics Agency.

Compared to the corresponding period last year, their number increased by 11,500 people or 3.1 times.

Number of foreign citizens who entered the Republic of Uzbekistan in January-February of the current year for commercial purposes by country (people):

Turkmenistan – 12,013;

Tajikistan – 2,937;

Afghanistan – 582;

China – 260;

Türkiye – 243;

India – 167;

South Korea – 133;

Kyrgyz Republic – 101;

Iran – 65;

USA – 61;

Other countries – 384.