Reforms in the Field of Statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan: Results and Development Prospects
Authors: Begalov B. A. , Mamadaliev O. T. 
Published: March 2021

This article reveals the main directions of reforms carried out in the modern period in the field of statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan. In particular, the authors noted that at present in the statistical industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan a whole range of measures has already been carried out, which made it possible to achieve certain results in the republican and international ratings.

The article shows that a solid regulatory and legal framework has been created for the effective development of the statistical sphere of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The authors’ studies show that reforms in the field of statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan are carried out in such areas as improving the organizational and legal infrastructure, developing the statistical infrastructure, establishing optimal interaction between providers and users of statistical data, effectively developing the information and communication infrastructure, improving sectoral and regional statistics, improving the quality of training and comprehensive development of personnel, improving the country’s indicators in the Index of the statistical capacity of the World Bank countries.

The article tells that thanks to the openness and transparency of statistical data, users have free access to relevant statistical information, and these results are highly appreciated not only by domestic, but also by foreign users and, most importantly, by the international statistical community.

The authors note that recently a lot of work has been done to bring a number of indicators of macroeconomic and social statistics, methods of statistical assessment of the shadow economy, statistics of tourism, employment, environmental accounting, transport, public finance and other sectors in line with the requirements of international standards, a thorough preparation for censuses (population, agriculture, business), etc.

Purpose. The purpose of this article is to highlight the ongoing reforms in the field of statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as to determine the prospects for further development in the context of the formation of a digital economy for the effective functioning of the statistical sphere in the unified socio-economic system of the country.

Materials and methods. In the process of writing this article, factual materials of the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics, comparative, systemic analysis, methods of monographic research, as well as modern methods of working with computer networks and WEB-sites, specialized software products were used.

Results. This article presents the directions for improving the statistical sphere of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the modern period, developed the main approaches for the further development of the statistical sphere of the national economy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in order to form an advanced statistical system of the country that fully meets the requirements of international standards.

Conclusion. This work shows that the transformation of the statistical sphere of the Republic of Uzbekistan is currently taking place on the basis of advanced world experience, regulatory documents and the formation of a digital economy in order to form an effectively functioning statistical sphere in a single complex space of industries and spheres of the national economy of the Republic of Uzbekistan.