Why is this important
The growth of tax revenues from foreign IT companies reflects the expansion of the electronic services market and the strengthening of tax administration in the digital sector. For the budget, this becomes a stable source of income, not tied to domestic production. For the market, it signals the establishment of international platforms in the legal field of Uzbekistan. The change in payout leaders shows the redistribution of major players’ activity.
What happened
- According to the Tax Committee, in 2025, 78 foreign companies providing electronic services in Uzbekistan paid 181.3 billion soums in taxes to the budget.
- The amount of tax revenues turned out to be 50 percent higher than the 2024 level.
Numbers and facts
- In 2025, more than 93% of all taxes paid came from ten foreign companies.
- Apple transferred 49.51 billion soums to the budget, Meta — 49.07 billion soums, Google — 44.45 billion soums.
- OpenAI’s tax payments amounted to 11.71 billion soums, Booking.com — 4.32 billion soums, TikTok — 3.56 billion soums.
- Netflix paid 1.84 billion soums, ACCA — 1.58 billion soums, Xsolla — 1.55 billion soums, Amazon — 1.47 billion soums.
- In 2024, Meta was the largest taxpayer among foreign IT companies, while Apple ranked third, and in 2025, Apple took first place in terms of tax revenues.
Context
- The growth of revenues strengthens the importance of digital services as one of the sources of budget revenue.
- For international IT companies, the Uzbek market is becoming increasingly visible in terms of fiscal obligations and the scale of operations.
- The regulator, in turn, receives confirmation of the functionality of the current tax system for electronic services.
