tourism potential of the republic of uzbekistan and opportunities for itsdevelopment

Tourism is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the economy, and it plays an important role inincreasing income and employment, as well as in the socio-economic development of the country. in theconditions of transition of the republic of uzbekistan to market relations, its economic position in theworld economy has changed. this was facilitated by institutional and structural changes aimed at creatingan open market economy. much has been done to achieve this goal. the article considers the tourismindustry as a new direction of development of the country’s economy. statistics of the tourism industry ofthe republic of uzbekistan for 2019 are given and corresponding analyses are made. in addition, thearticle partially informs the reader about the tourist potential of the country. comparative figures oftourism of the republic of uzbekistan and other cis countries are given. studies on the tourism potentialof uzbekistan by domestic scientists have been studied. the research methods were formed and thesources of information that were used in the article were completed. based on the analysis of analyticaldata in the field of tourism over the past year, new directions of development of this industry have beenformed.