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Tajikistan · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Tajikistan

Europe & Central Asia Capital Dushanbe Lower middle income Nation age 35 years (since 1991) i TJK · TJ
NationsTree Index 2025 i39.4131st of 196 Tree height 2025 i4.5 msee ranking Military strength i29percentile
Population i10.8 m90th of 217 Area i141,379 km²96th of 216 GDP i$17.66 bn139th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$63.89 bn intl.124th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$5,923 intl.161st of 199 Life expectancy i71.9 years138th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i41
Strength · trunk i31
Quality of life · crown i28
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i37
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i85
CSV

In short

Tajikistan is 131st of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 39.4 out of 100; its tree is 4.5 m tall.

It has 10.8 million people and an economy of $63.89 bn at purchasing power parity, 124th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: GDP growth (9th of 210), General government gross debt (17th of 189) and DPT immunization (29th of 193).

Its weakest positions: Voice & accountability (196th of 205), R&D spending (101st of 110) and Control of corruption (184th of 207).

Over five years it climbed from 145th to 131st in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 141,379 96th/216
Land area ikm² 138,790 94th/216
Population ipeople 10.8 m 90th/217
Population growth i% 1.83% 59th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 76.3 131st/216
Urban population i% 26.2% 203rd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 35.9% 50th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 4.1% 165th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $17.66 bn 139th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $63.89 bn 124th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $54.60 bn 123rd/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,637 180th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $5,923 161st/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $2,080 164th/201
GDP growth i% 8.4% 9th/210
Inflation i% 3.4% 100th/180
Unemployment i% 6.9% 126th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 79.8%2001
General government gross debt i% of GDP 18.6% 17th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 0.5% 33rd/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 23.1% 26th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 32.4% 43rd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 13.2% 58th/192
Services i% of GDP 36.5% 192nd/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $1.62 bn 152nd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $6.91 bn 129th/182
Exports i% of GDP 11.2% 171st/183
Imports i% of GDP 47.9% 85th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 59.1% 130th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 8.0% 59th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 17.8% 109th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 5.2% 139th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 52.8% 6th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 15.2% 47th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 17.2% 8th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.5% 158th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 9.0% 49th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.29% 64th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.17% 56th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.49% 14th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 7.09% 16th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 1.01% 55th/209
Arable land i% of land area 6.1% 128th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 6,232 61st/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.0 m 96th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $102.4 m 142nd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 7.3% 72nd/168
Outbound trips idepartures 31,000 102nd/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 71.9 138th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 28.1 136th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.87 85th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 4.0 36th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 97% 29th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 89.1% 50th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 86.9% 113th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 39.3%2011
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 6.8% 164th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.4% 76th/193
Adult literacy i% 99.7%2009
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 35.6% 102nd/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.691 128th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 36.1 67th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 6.1% 80th/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 99.9% 123rd/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 65.1% 95th/150
Internet users i% of population 55.8% 144th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 76 170th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 1.0 169th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.50 85th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 620 76th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 690,677 110th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.92 61st/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 34.9% 69th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 33.3 164th/200
Forest area i% of land area 3.1% 185th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 420 127th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 38.3 156th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 22.8 184th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 38.5 182nd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 60.4 135th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 41.7 165th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 25.6 196th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.9 36th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $246.9 m 119th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.5% 89th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.7% 86th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 17,000 112th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.75% 91st/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 75.0 m 55th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.09% 101st/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 12019
Scientific articles iarticles 158 132nd/197

Compare Tajikistan with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Tajikistan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/tajikistan. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Tajikistan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/tajikistan. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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