The International Monetary Fund released the 2025 GDP per capita figures. Within the ranking for the former Soviet states, the top three are again the Baltic countries — Estonia (USD 32.76 thousand), Latvia (USD 30.84 thousand) and Lithuania (USD 24.37 thousand). Following them, as the nearest chaser, Kazakhstan took a place with USD 14.77 thousand — noted as yet another confirmation of the region’s steady growth trend.
At the same time, Russia’s GDP per capita was recorded at USD 14.26 thousand. On the next rungs came a number of neighbors: Turkmenistan (USD 13.34 thousand), Georgia (USD 9.57 thousand), Armenia (USD 8.86 thousand), Moldova (USD 8.26 thousand), Belarus (USD 7.88 thousand), Azerbaijan (USD 7.6 thousand), Ukraine (USD 6.26 thousand), Uzbekistan (USD 3.51 thousand) and Tajikistan (USD 1.43 thousand). The figures in this row clearly show that the economies are at different stages and reflect the impact of factors such as investment, labor productivity and export composition.
On the global palette, the absolute leaders have not changed: Luxembourg (USD 140.94 thousand), Ireland (USD 108.92 thousand) and Switzerland (USD 104.9 thousand) — a trio distinguished by high-tech sectors, financial services and flows of global capital.
Zamin.uz note: The Baltic trio is the result of structural reforms, the digital economy and openness to external markets; in Central Asia, Kazakhstan is maintaining the lead. For Uzbekistan, USD 3.51 thousand is a baseline point that needs to be increased step by step through industrialization, logistics projects and value creation in the services sector. The numbers have been published — now it’s the turn of the effectiveness of the current strategy and reforms.
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