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2023
Economic Complexity
Trade -0.89Rank 106 of 132
2022
Economic Complexity
Research -1.62Rank 139 of 140
2023
Product
Exports | Imports $1.49B | $6.48B153 of 226 |  135 of 226
2023
Per Capita Product
Exports | Imports $143 | $624164 of 220 |  173 of 220

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Overview In 2023, Tajikistan was the number 147 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 153 in total exports, the number 135 in total imports, the number 175 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 106 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .

Exports The top exports of Tajikistan are Gold ($468M), Precious Metal Ore ($173M), Raw Aluminium ($102M), Lead Ore ($99.7M), and Antimony ($97.1M), exporting mostly to Switzerland ($468M), Kazakhstan ($271M), China ($250M), Uzbekistan ($142M), and Turkey ($123M).

In 2023, Tajikistan was the world's biggest exporter of Antimony ($97.1M)

Imports The top imports of Tajikistan are Cars ($273M), Wheat ($261M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($233M), Gold ($215M), and Rubber Footwear ($177M), importing mostly from China ($3.68B), Kazakhstan ($859M), Uzbekistan ($489M), Turkey ($406M), and United Arab Emirates ($255M).

Location Tajikistan borders Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan by land.

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Tajikistan.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Top Export (2023)Gold$468M
Top Destination (2023)Switzerland$468M

In 2023, Tajikistan exported a total of $1.49B, making it the number 153 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Tajikistan have changed by $52.4M from $1.43B in 2018 to $1.49B in 2023.

The most recent exports are led by Gold ($468M), Precious Metal Ore ($173M), Raw Aluminium ($102M), Lead Ore ($99.7M), and Antimony ($97.1M). The most common destination for the exports of Tajikistan are Switzerland ($468M), Kazakhstan ($271M), China ($250M), Uzbekistan ($142M), and Turkey ($123M).

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2022 - 2023)
Italy$42.9M (+ 207%)
Switzerland$17.4M (+ 3.86%)
India$14.8M (+ 393%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2022 - 2023)
China$2.45B (+ 201%)
Switzerland$206M (+ 2.26k%)
United Arab Emirates$192M (+ 309%)

Total Export Growth by Market (2022 - 2023)

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Service Trade

Service Trade

Tajikistan Exports Services (2017)$204M
Tajikistan Imports Services (2017)$107M

In 2017, Tajikistan exported $204M worth of services. The top services exported by Tajikistan in 2017 were Other transport ($165M), Sea transport ($18.3M), Telecommunications services ($5.35M), Government services, n.i.e. ($5.19M), and Personal travel ($4.54M).

The top services imported by Tajikistan in 2017 were Other transport ($45M), Construction in the compiling economy ($41.5M), Government services, n.i.e. ($5.85M), Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($5.55M), and Telecommunications services ($3.52M).

Service Exports (2017)

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Economic Complexity

Overview

Economic Complexity (Trade)-0.89Rank 106 of 132
Economic Complexity (Research)-1.62Rank 139 of 140

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Tajikistan has a high level of specialization in Other Ores (963), Lead Ore (285), Precious Metal Ore (169), Dried Fruits (160), and Alkali, alkaline-earth, rare-earth metals, scandium, yttrium, and mercury (151). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Tajikistan observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Tajikistan according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Baby carriages and parts thereof (0.79), Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled (0.0064), Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles (0.0033), Poultry; live, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and... (-0.36), and Gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular sheets, whether or not surface-worked or coloured)... (-0.42). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Tajikistan according to the relatedness index, were Tin Ores (0.095), Manganese Ore (0.09), Other Oily Seeds (0.086), Other Mineral (0.084), and Insect Resins (0.083). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Tajikistan is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Tajikistan. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Tajikistan exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relatedness Space (2023)

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

Diversification Frontier

Economic Complexity Ranking

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During the last 20 years Tajikistan's⁩ ⁨economy has become relatively less complex, moving from the ⁩⁨nullth to the 106th⁩ position in the ECI rank.

These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.

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