UN General Assembly
2013

during its years of independence in the economic sphere, social policy, addressing specific issues related to improving the well-being of the population, the quality of education, health-care services and ecological sustainability have allowed our country to ensure priority implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. I can offer figures and facts that reflect the current potential and development rates of our country. In comparison with the year 2000, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Uzbekistan grew by a factor of 3.1 and the GDP per capita by a factor of 2.6. The nominal salary grew by a factor of 22, the average amount of pensions by a factor of 12.7, and real income per capita by a factor of 8.4. During the past six years, the economic growth of Uzbekistan has steadily exceeded 8 per cent. The State expenditures for the social sphere and civil protection in Uzbekistan grew more than fivefold. About 60 per cent of all State expenditures go towards funding social development, including more than 34 per cent for education, and over