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Tajikistan Economy 2012

SOURCE: 2012 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES











Tajikistan Economy 2012
SOURCE: 2012 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES


Page last updated on February 8,

Economy - overview:
Tajikistan has one of the lowest per capita GDPs among the 15 former Soviet republics. Because of a lack of employment opportunities in Tajikistan, as many as a million Tajik citizens work abroad, almost all of them in Russia, supporting families in Tajikistan through remittances. Less than 7% of the land area is arable. Cotton is the most important crop, and its production is closely monitored, and in many cases controlled, by the government. In the wake of the National Bank of Tajikistan's admission in December 2007 that it had improperly lent money to investors in the cotton sector, the IMF canceled its program in Tajikistan. A reform agenda is underway, according to which over half a billion dollars in farmer debt is being forgiven, and IMF assistance has been reinstated. Mineral resources include silver, gold, uranium, and tungsten. Industry consists only of a large aluminum plant, hydropower facilities, and small obsolete factories mostly in light industry and food processing. The civil war (1992-97) severely damaged the already weak economic infrastructure and caused a sharp decline in industrial and agricultural production. Tajikistan's economic situation remains fragile due to uneven implementation of structural reforms, corruption, weak governance, seasonal power shortages, and the external debt burden. Electricity output expanded with the completion of the Sangtuda I hydropower dam - finished in 2009 with Russian investment. The smaller Sangtuda-2, built with Iranian investment, began operating in 2011. The government of Tajikistan is pinning major hopes on the massive Roghun dam which, if finished according to Tajik plans, will be the tallest dam in the world and significantly expand electricity output. The World Bank has agreed to fund technical, economic, social, and environmental feasibility studies for the dam, scheduled to be completed in 2012. In January 2010, the government began selling shares in the Roghun enterprise to its population, ultimately raising over $180 million but Tajikistan will still need significant investment to complete the dam. According to numerous reports, many Tajik individuals and businesses were forced to buy shares. The coerced share sales finally ended in mid-2010 under intense criticism from donors, particularly the IMF. Food and fuel prices in 2011 increased to the highest levels seen since 2002 due in part to an increase in rail transport tariffs through Uzbekistan. Tajikistan imports approximately 60% of its food and 90% of that comes by rail.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$16.01 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136

$15.1 billion (2010 est.)
$14.18 billion (2009 est.)
note: data are in 2011 US dollars
[see also: GDP country ranks ]

GDP (official exchange rate):
$6.8 billion (2011 est.)
[see also: GDP (official exchange rate) country ranks ]

GDP - real growth rate:
6% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46

6.5% (2010 est.)
3.9% (2009 est.)
[see also: GDP - real growth rate country ranks ]

GDP - per capita (PPP):
$2,000 (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 188

$2,000 (2010 est.)
$1,900 (2009 est.)
note: data are in 2011 US dollars
[see also: GDP - per capita country ranks ]

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 18.1%
[see also: GDP - composition by sector - agriculture country ranks ]
industry: 22.4%
[see also: GDP - composition by sector - industry country ranks ]
services: 59.4% (2011 est.)
[see also: GDP - composition by sector - services country ranks ]

Labor force:
2.1 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 118
[see also: Labor force country ranks ]

Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 49.8%
[see also: Labor force - by occupation - agriculture country ranks ]
industry: 12.8%
[see also: Labor force - by occupation - industry country ranks ]
services: 37.4% (2009 est.)
[see also: Labor force - by occupation - services country ranks ]

Unemployment rate:
2.2% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17

2.3% (2008 est.)
note: official rates; actual unemployment is much higher
[see also: Unemployment rate country ranks ]

Population below poverty line:
53% (2009 est.)
[see also: Population below poverty line country ranks ]

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 3.3%
[see also: Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% country ranks ]
highest 10%: 25.6% (2007 est.)
[see also: Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10% country ranks ]

Distribution of family income - Gini index:
32.6 (2006)
country comparison to the world: 103

34.7 (1998)
[see also: Distribution of family income - Gini index country ranks ]

Investment (gross fixed):
20.6% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
[see also: Investment (gross fixed) country ranks ]

Budget:
revenues: $1.739 billion
[see also: Budget revenues country ranks ]
expenditures: $1.783 billion (2011 est.)
[see also: Budget expenditures country ranks ]

Taxes and other revenues:
25.6% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
[see also: Taxes and other revenues country ranks ]

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-0.6% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 50
[see also: Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) country ranks ]

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
14.3% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 205

6.4% (2010 est.)
[see also: Inflation rate (consumer prices) country ranks ]

Central bank discount rate:
5% (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41

8% (31 December 2009 est.)
[see also: Central bank discount rate country ranks ]

Commercial bank prime lending rate:
20% (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15

21.73% (31 December 2010 est.)
[see also: Commercial bank prime lending rate country ranks ]

Stock of narrow money:
$1.022 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144

$882.4 million (31 December 2010 est.)
[see also: Stock of narrow money country ranks ]

Stock of broad money:
$1.37 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157

$1.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
[see also: Stock of broad money country ranks ]

Stock of domestic credit:
$1.043 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157

$931.2 million (31 December 2010 est.)
[see also: Stock of domestic credit country ranks ]

Market value of publicly traded shares:
$NA
[see also: Market value of publicly traded shares country ranks ]

Agriculture - products:
cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats

Industries:
aluminum, cement, vegetable oil

Industrial production growth rate:
7.5% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 30
[see also: Industrial production growth rate country ranks ]

Electricity - production:
16.1 billion kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
[see also: Electricity - production country ranks ]

Electricity - consumption:
16.7 billion kWh (2009)
country comparison to the world: 73
[see also: Electricity - consumption country ranks ]

Electricity - exports:
4.421 billion kWh (2008 est.)
[see also: Electricity - exports country ranks ]

Electricity - imports:
338.5 million kWh (2010 est.)
[see also: Electricity - imports country ranks ]

Oil - production:
219.9 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
[see also: Oil - production country ranks ]

Oil - consumption:
40,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
[see also: Oil - consumption country ranks ]

Oil - exports:
405.4 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
[see also: Oil - exports country ranks ]

Oil - imports:
39,400 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
[see also: Oil - imports country ranks ]

Natural gas - production:
38 million cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 85
[see also: Natural gas - production country ranks ]

Natural gas - consumption:
227 million cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
[see also: Natural gas - consumption country ranks ]

Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 187
[see also: Natural gas - exports country ranks ]

Natural gas - imports:
189 million cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
[see also: Natural gas - imports country ranks ]

Natural gas - proved reserves:
5.663 billion cu m (1 January 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
[see also: Natural gas - proved reserves country ranks ]

Current account balance:
-$660.8 million (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114

-$381.1 million (2010 est.)
[see also: Current account balance country ranks ]

Exports:
$1.764 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144

$1.303 billion (2010 est.)
[see also: Exports country ranks ]

Exports - commodities:
aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles

Exports - partners:
Turkey 28.4%, Russia 14.4%, Uzbekistan 10%, Iran 6.2%, China 5.6%, Norway 4.5% (2010)

Imports:
$3.906 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133

$2.936 billion (2010 est.)
[see also: Imports country ranks ]

Imports - commodities:
petroleum products, aluminum oxide, machinery and equipment, foodstuffs

Imports - partners:
China 35.3%, Russia 23.5%, Kazakhstan 8.3% (2010)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$521.6 million (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151

$506 million (31 December 2010 est.)
[see also: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold country ranks ]

Debt - external:
$2.202 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140

$1.988 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
[see also: Debt - external country ranks ]

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
$100.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36

$93.05 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
[see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home country ranks ]

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$18.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46

$16.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
[see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad country ranks ]

Exchange rates:
Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar -

4.544 (2011 est.)
4.379 (2010 est.)
4.1428 (2009)
3.4563 (2008)
3.4418 (2007)


NOTE: 1) The information regarding Tajikistan on this page is re-published from the 2012 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tajikistan Economy 2012 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tajikistan Economy 2012 should be addressed to the CIA.
2) The rank that you see is the CIA reported rank, which may habe the following issues:
  a) They assign increasing rank number, alphabetically for countries with the same value of the ranked item, whereas we assign them the same rank.
  b) The CIA sometimes assignes counterintuitive ranks. For example, it assigns unemployment rates in increasing order, whereas we rank them in decreasing order






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