Tajikistan - Economy
How is the economy of Tajikistan? Based on the information we have, Tajikistan has a lower middle-income Central Asian economy; key gold, cotton, and aluminum exporter; declining poverty; sustained high growth; very limited private sector; substantial illicit drug trade; significant remittances; environmentally fragile. Key agricultural products in this country include: milk, potatoes, wheat, watermelons, onions, cotton, tomatoes, carrots/turnips, vegetables, beef (2022).
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Labor force 2.677 million (2023 est.)
Industrial production growth rate 9.26% (2022 est.)
Industries aluminum, cement, coal, gold, silver, antimony, textile, vegetable oil
Population below poverty line 22.5% (2022 est.)
Taxes and other revenues 10.34% (of GDP) (2022 est.)
Fiscal year
Exchange rates
Currency Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2023 10.845 (2023 est.)
Exchange rates 2022 11.031 (2022 est.)
Exchange rates 2021 11.309 (2021 est.)
Exchange rates 2020 10.322 (2020 est.)
Exchange rates 2019 9.53 (2019 est.)
Debt - external
Debt - external 2019 $6.47 billion (2019 est.)
Debt - external 2018 $5.849 billion (2018 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022 $3.847 billion (2022 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 $2.499 billion (2021 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020 $2.238 billion (2020 est.)
Current account balance
Current account balance 2023 $584.022 million (2023 est.)
Current account balance 2022 $1.635 billion (2022 est.)
Current account balance 2021 $735.526 million (2021 est.)
Public debt
Public debt 2017 50.4% of GDP (2017 est.)
Budget
Revenues $2.222 billion (2019 est.)
Expenditures $2.393 billion (2019 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
Remittances
Remittances 2023 38.42% of GDP (2023 est.)
Remittances 2022 49.9% of GDP (2022 est.)
Remittances 2021 32.69% of GDP (2021 est.)
Household income
Lowest 10% 3% (2015 est.)
Highest 10% 26.4% (2015 est.)
Imports
Imports 2023 $5.931 billion (2023 est.)
Imports 2022 $5.261 billion (2022 est.)
Imports 2021 $4.258 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports (partners) China 33%, Russia 22%, Kazakhstan 13%, Uzbekistan 6%, Turkey 6% (2022)
Comodities Imports force refined petroleum, garments, wheat, cars, natural gas (2022)
Exports
Imports 2023 $5.931 billion (2023 est.)
Imports 2022 $5.261 billion (2022 est.)
Imports 2021 $4.258 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports (partners) Kazakhstan 20%, Switzerland 19%, China 17%, Turkey 8%, Uzbekistan 8% (2022)
Comodities Exports force gold, precious metal ore, cotton, copper ore, aluminum (2022)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023 $46.467 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 $42.905 billion (2022 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 $39.727 billion (2021 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate) $12.061 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP Per capita
Real GDP per capita 2023 $4,600 (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2022 $4,300 (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2021 $4,100 (2021 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
Agriculture 28.6% (2017 est.)
Industry 25.5% (2017 est.)
Services 45.9% (2017 est.)
GDP - composition, by end use
Household consumption 98.4% (2017 est.)
Government consumption 13.3% (2017 est.)
Investment in fixed capital 11.7% (2017 est.)
Investment in inventories 2.5% (2017 est.)
Exports of goods and services 10.7% (2017 est.)
Imports of goods and services -36.6% (2017 est.)
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate 2023 6.98% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate 2022 6.98% (2022 est.)
Unemployment rate 2021 7.25% (2021 est.)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
Total 16.9% (2023 est.)
Male 19.5% (2023 est.)
Female 13.2% (2023 est.)
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Tajikistan is found in Central Asia