Volume 4 • Issue 1 • PP: 08-15 • 2026
Ways to Improve Uzbekistan’s Logistics Indicators for the Development of International Trade
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The paper advances an analysis of the role of logistics in respect to various factors contributing to the export performance of Uzbekistan. The study relied on annual time-series data obtained from 2007 to 2023, and descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and ordinary least-squares regression were employed to take into consideration the effects of infrastructure quality, transportation efficiency, and technology availability on exports of goods and services in relation to GDP. The empirical findings suggest that via Internet usage, technology availability positively with statistical significance affects export performance. Infrastructure quality has a positive, albeit statistically weakly significant association with exports, and transportation efficiency negatively associates weakly. It can be concluded based on the studies’ results that technological advancement is the main factor affecting export competitiveness, while infrastructure and transport systems mainly contribute to this long-term. This analysis is of major policy importance, stressing further improvements in digital infrastructure as well as investments in logistics and transport systems to cater for sustainable export growth in Uzbekistan.
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