Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Tajikistan economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends.
Basic Information
Government Type: Presidential republic
Capital City: Dushanbe
GDP & Economic Information
Macroeconomy & Sovereign Data
Central Bank | National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan |
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Currency | Tajikistani somoni (TJS) |
International Reserves | USD 1.3 billion (2018) |
Gross Domestic Product – GDP | USD 7.5 billion (2018, estimate) |
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) | Intl$ 31.1 billion (2018, estimate) |
GDP Data
Real GDP growth |
2014 6.7% 2015 6% 2016 6.9% 2017* 7.1% 2018* 7% *Estimate |
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GDP per capita – current prices | USD 825.8 (2018, estimate) |
GDP per capita – PPP | Intl$ 3,415.8 (2018, estimate) |
GDP (PPP) – share of world total | 0.02% (2019, estimate) |
GDP – composition by sector |
agriculture: 21.2% industry: 27% services: 41.4% (2018 estimate) |
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP) | N/A |
Inflation |
2014 5.8% 2015 5.9% 2016 7.3% 2017* 3.8% 2018* 7.4% *Estimate |
Tajikistan
Inflation & Debt
Inflation |
2014 5.8% 2015 5.9% 2016 7.3% 2017* 3.8% 2018* 7.4% *Estimate |
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Government Bond Ratings |
Standard & Poor’s: B– Moody’s: B3 Standard & Poor’s / Moody’s (Updated January 2017) |
Unemployment rate |
2014 34.7% 2015 42.1% 2016 50.4% 2017* 47.9% 2018* 45.4% *Estimate |
Household saving rates | N/A |
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP) |
2014 34.7% 2015 42.1% 2016 50.4% 2017* 47.9% 2018* 45.4% *Estimate |
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP) |
2014 -2% 2015 -9% 2016 -6% 2017* -2.8% 2018* -4% *Estimate |
Market value of publicly traded shares | N/A |
Largest Companies | N/A |
Import/Export
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services) | 15.7% (2017) |
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Shares in world total merchandising export | 0.01% (2018) |
Shares in world total commercial services export | 0.004% (2018) |
Total exports | USD 1.1 billion (2018 estimate) |
Export commodities | Aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles |
Total imports |
USD 3.2 billion (2018 estimate) |
Import commodities | Petroleum products, aluminum oxide, machinery and equipment, foodstuffs |
Exports – major partners | Turkey 27.5%, China 17.7%, Russia 13.4%, Switzerland 12.5%, Algeria 8.2%, Iran 7.1%(2017) |
Imports – major partners | Russia 38%, Kazakhstan 19%, China 8.7%, Iran 4.4% (2017) |
Competitiveness & Trade
Current account balance | USD -0.4 billion (2018 estimate) |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP | -5.0% (2018 estimate) |
FDI inflows |
2016 USD 1.3 billion 2019 USD 1.3 billion 2020 USD 1.1 billion |
FDI Outflows |
2016 USD 344 million 2017 USD 270 million 2018 USD 317 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser |
N/A United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) – World Investment Report |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014 | N/A |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015 | N/A |
Best countries for doing business |
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm. Overall ranking: 106 out of 190 countries (2019) Subcategories: Starting a Business: 36 out of 190 countries Dealing with Construction Permits: 137 out of 190 countries Getting Electricity: 163 out of 190 countries Registering Property: 77 out of 190 countries Getting Credit: 11 out of 190 countries Protecting Minority Investors: 128 out of 190 countries Paying Taxes: 139 out of 190 countries Trading across Borders: 141 out of 190 countries Enforcing Contracts: 76 out of 190 countries Resolving Insolvency: 153 out of 190 countries |
Global competitiveness ranking |
104 out of 141 countries (2019) |
Index of Economic Freedom |
Ranking: 122 / Score: 55.6 (Mostly unfree) (2019) (100=totally free 0=totally repressed) |
Population & Geographic Data
Total Area |
144,100 sq km |
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Total Population |
1990 N/A Million 2000 6.22 Million 2010 7.64 Million 2015 8.55 Million 2020 9.48 Million |
Urban population as % of total population |
1960 33.2% 1980 34.3% 2000 26.5% 2020 27.1% |
Population median age | 24.8 years (2018 estimate) |
Population growth rate | 1.58% (2018 estimate) |
Life expectancy | 68.4 years (2018 estimate) |
% of population living on less than $3.10 a day | 20.3% (2018) |
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index) |
34 (2015) (0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality) |
Freedom House rating |
Political Rights: 7 Civil Liberties: 6 (2019) (1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating) |
Total telephone subscribers as % of population |
Fixed 5.4% Mobile 111.5% (2017) (fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers) |
Internet users as % of total population | 21.96% (2017) |
Language & Religon
Languages | Tajik (official) 84.4%, Uzbek 11.9%, Kyrgyz .8%, Russian .5%, other 2.4% (2010 est.) |
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Literacy |
Total population: 99.8% Male: 99.8% Female: 99.7% (2015 est.) (age 15 and over can read and write) |
Religions | Muslim 98% (Sunni 95%, Shia 3%) other 2% (2014 est.) |
World Rankings
Population | 9.48 million |
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Mercer Cost of living index | N/A |
C02 Emissions per capita | 0.63 metric tons per capita (2014) |
Global Finance Rankings & Awards: Tajikistan
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Data Sources:
IMF World Economic Outlook
UN World Population Prospects
World Inequality Report
S&P Global Ratings
Moody’s
Fitch Ratings
IMF Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS)
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
CIA The World Factbook
World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution
Forbes Global 2000