TASHKENT, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Uzbekistan's national debt exceeded 40 billion U.S. dollars as of the end of 2024, Uzbek media reported Thursday, citing the country's Ministry of Economy and Finance.
According to the report, by the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, Uzbekistan's national debt reached 40.2 billion dollars, which is equivalent to 35 percent of the country's gross domestic product.
Out of the total national debt, 33.7 billion dollars was external debt, and the internal debt accounted for nearly 6.5 billion dollars.
Uzbekistan's national debt has been increasing over the past five years. In 2023 this figure reached 34.9 billion dollars, the report said. ■