According to the Statistics Agency, compared to the same period last year, the number of tourists increased by 1.15 million people, or almost 19%. In November, 791.5 thousand people crossed the border.

Kyrgyzstan topped the list with 2.12 million visitors, of which 253 thousand arrived in the last month. With a slight lag, Tajikistan took second place in the annual ranking, with 244.6 thousand tourists in November.

The top three is rounded out by Kazakhstan, with 1.38 million people (including 118 thousand in November). Following them are Russia with 741.2 thousand tourists (54.5 thousand in November) and Turkmenistan with 171.2 thousand (around 26 thousand in November).

Among countries outside the region, Turkey remains in the lead with 108 thousand people, including 12.3 thousand in November. 66.6 thousand tourists arrived from China (8.9 thousand in November), 63.4 thousand from India (7.5 thousand), and 39 thousand from South Korea (2.5 thousand). Afghanistan also made it to the top 10 with 38 thousand visitors.

Another 165 thousand foreigners visited the country for business purposes, which is almost three times higher than last year. The majority of these business visitors (89.2 thousand) came from Turkmenistan.

Just over 36 thousand business trips were made by citizens of Tajikistan, and 32.2 thousand by Afghan nationals. There were 1.1 thousand commercial visits each from Turkey and China.

In addition, 98.8 thousand people arrived in Uzbekistan for medical treatment, a 77% increase compared to the previous year. The overwhelming majority of medical tourists came from Tajikistan—75.4 thousand.

Another 11.3 thousand people arrived for medical purposes from Kazakhstan, and 9.2 thousand from Kyrgyzstan. This segment also included 1,746 Russian and 794 Turkmen citizens.