Country Factsheet
Uzbekistan
This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in Uzbekistan. Economic inclusion programs are a bundle of coordinated, multidimensional interventions that support individuals, households, and communities in raising their incomes and building their assets. The data used for this factsheet comes from the Partnership for Economic Inclusion’s Landscape Survey 2023.
Country Facts
Region
Europe & Central Asia
Population
34.92 million
Income Group
Lower middle income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
14.10%
Multidimensional Poverty Index
N/A
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
N/A
Programs
Number of economic inclusion programs
3Institutional delivery (lead agency)
- Nongovernment-led
- Government-led
Geographic area
- Rural only
- Urban/peri
- Mix (urban & rural)
Participants
Number of participants
5,748Number of people benefiting
29,315Participants served by government-led programs (%)
100.00%Main Program Objectives
- More than 2/3 of programs
- Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
- Fewer than 1/3 of programs
Participant Profile
Targeted Poverty Segments
Targeted Population Groups
- More than 2/3 of programs
- Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
- Fewer than 1/3 of programs
CORE PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Transfer
Business capital
Wage employment facilitation
Skills training
Coaching
Financial services facilitation
Market links
Climate resilience support
ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS SURVEYED
| Program Name | Year program began | Lead Agencies | Program Description | No. of Current Participants | % Female Participants | Poverty Targeting | Digital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enhancing Economic Opportunities for Rural Women | 2022 | Women's Committee under the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction | The program increases economic opportunities for vulnerable rural women in project areas through skills development and improved access to finance and markets. | 748 | All (100% of participants are female) | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| Entrepreneurship Support through Business Start-up Subsidies | 2019 | Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction | The program combines start-up subsidies and entrepreneurship training to support self-employment among vulnerable unemployed individuals, with the training benefiting a broader group of vulnerable unemployed individuals. | 5,000 | 76-99% of participants | Does not target by poverty level | No |
| RESILAND CA+ Program: Resilient Landscapes Restoration Project | 2023 | International Relations and Ecotourism Development (SCF-IRED) | The program focuses on forming and strengthening livelihood groups and enterprises, conducting market assessments to identify demand-driven livelihood activities, providing business training for resilient livelihoods, and promoting gender engagement in forest landscape restoration. | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
Only programs that have given their consent to share their program data are included in this table
The Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI) is a global platform that unites non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, research institutions, funding partners, and the World Bank to support government adoption and scale up of economic inclusion programs that empower vulnerable people to lift themselves out of extreme poverty.
| DNA: Does Not Apply; FY: Fiscal Year; FCV: Fragility, Conflict, and Violence; MPI: Multidimensional Poverty Index; NPL: National Poverty Line; N/A: Not available; WB: World Bank |