ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Tajikistan

Europe & Central Asia. Lower middle income. Capital: Dushanbe. Population 10,786,734 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
1,254 3,119 4,984 1995 2025 5,062
GDP growth (%)
−16.1 −2.8 10.4 1995 2025 8.4
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
4.2 21.1 37.9 2001 2025 3.4
Life expectancy at birth (years)
61.0 66.4 71.7 1995 2024 71.9

Indicators

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Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 5,062 2025 +1,337 +2,020 161 of 199
GDP growth% 8.4% 2025 +4.0 pp +2.4 pp 9 of 209
GDP per person growth% 6.4% 2025 +4.4 pp +3.1 pp 13 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 2,080 2025 +1,050 +850 164 of 201
Trade% of GDP 59.1% 2024 +3.0 pp +4.5 pp 130 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 0.5% 2025 −0.8 pp −5.0 pp 158 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 79.8% 2001 * – – –

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 3.4% 2025 −5.2 pp −2.3 pp 81 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 6.9% 2025 −0.6 pp −0.1 pp 61 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 10,786,734 2025 +1,037,424 +2,142,894 90 of 217
Population growth% annual 1.8% 2025 −0.4 pp −0.7 pp 59 of 217
Urban population% of total 26.2% 2025 0.0 pp −0.3 pp 203 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 71.9 2024 +1.0 +2.2 138 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 23.5 2024 −1.5 −3.4 60 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 7.4% 2023 +0.4 pp +0.9 pp 76 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 99.7% 2009 * +2.4 pp +0.3 pp –
Government spending on education% of GDP 5.4% 2023 +0.1 pp +0.1 pp 35 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 55.8% 2024 +33.1 pp +38.3 pp 144 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 99.9% 2024 +0.5 pp +0.8 pp 125 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 36.1 2024 +3.7 +2.1 33 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 6.1% 2024 −3.0 pp −7.2 pp 17 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 34.9% 2021 −8.8 pp −25.1 pp 71 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 3,781 +2.3 6,095 42,577 568 +5.2% 10% 7%
GDP growth 7.4% +0.8 4.3% 2.1% 1.4 – – –
GDP per person growth 4.9% +1.0 2.7% 1.9% 1.5 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 1,194 +4.1 2,750 26,410 215 +5.4% 6% 5%
Trade 58.5% +0.1 69.0% 100.8% 6.8 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 2.4% −1.4 1.9% 1.9% 1.4 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 6.2% −1.4 3.6% 3.7% 2.0 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 7.2% −0.9 5.1% 5.6% 0.3 – – –
Population 9,631,188 +1.8 12,348,573 5,827,802 658,301 +2.2% 368% 329%
Population growth 2.3% −2.1 1.7% 0.3% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 26.2% −0.8 50.9% 69.3% 0.1 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 70.3 +1.6 67.9 79.9 1.0 – – –
Infant mortality 25.3 −2.0 28.7 3.4 0.9 – – –
Health spending 7.3% +0.2 4.5% 7.9% 0.8 – – –
Government spending on education 5.3% +0.4 4.0% 4.6% 0.4 – – –
Internet users 30.2% +2.0 57.9% 91.9% 12.9 – – –
Access to electricity 99.4% +1.0 88.7% 100.0% 0.6 – – –
Renewable energy 47.3% −1.7 42.5% 19.3% 7.3 – – –

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