Tajikistan
A mountain economy powered by water: hydropower, aluminium and money from workers abroad.
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- Currency
- Tajikistani somoni TJS
- Population
- 10.8M · 2025
Key indicators
GDP, nominal
Verified2025 · World Bank WDI, IMF WEO · Nov 11, 2026
GDP per capita
Verified2025 · World Bank WDI, IMF WEO · Nov 11, 2026
GDP growth
Verified2025 · World Bank WDI, IMF WEO · Nov 11, 2026
Inflation
Verified2025 · World Bank WDI, IMF WEO · Nov 11, 2026
Economy at a glance
Tajikistan has the lowest income per person of the five countries, but its economy has grown quickly. Its rivers give it large hydropower potential: the Nurek dam supplies most of the electricity, and the Rogun dam is under construction. Aluminium and minerals lead exports. Money sent home by Tajik workers, mostly in Russia, equals a very large share of GDP, one of the highest ratios in the world.
Main industries
01
Hydropower
Nurek, one of the tallest dams in the world, and Rogun, under construction on the Vakhsh river.
02
Aluminium
The TALCO smelter in Tursunzoda is one of the largest industrial employers and exporters.
03
Mining
Gold, silver and antimony from deposits in the north and in the Pamirs.
04
Farming
Cotton, fruit and vegetables, grown mainly in the Khatlon and Sughd regions.
Structure of the economy
Value added by sector, % of GDP, 2024 · World Bank
- Agriculture23.1%
- Industry32.4%
- Services36.5%
Shares of GDP may not add up to 100% because of taxes and statistical adjustments.
Growth and inflation
Verified + IMFReal GDP growth and consumer price inflation, % per year.
Unit: %
- GDP growth
- Inflation
- IMF projection
Trade and investment
- Exports
- $1.6B2024 · World Bank WDI
- Imports
- $6.9B2024 · World Bank WDI
- Trade balance
- -$5.3B2024 · World Bank WDI
- FDI inflows
- $85.9M2025 · World Bank WDI
- Remittances
- 57.7%2025 · World Bank WDI
Currency
Tajikistani somoni TJS
1 USD = 9.21 TJS
Rate on Nov 15, 2026 · ExchangeRate-API
Value against the US dollar, 2020–2025
3% stronger
Annual average 10.32 TJS per US$ in the first year, 10.02 in the last · World Bank
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