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Tajikistan-China Trade: In 2023, Tajikistan exported $250M to China. The main products that Tajikistan exported to China were Precious Metal Ore ($169M), Raw Cotton ($42.4M), and Other Ores ($25.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tajikistan to China have increased at an annualized rate of 31.1%, from $64.4M in 2018 to $250M in 2023.

In 2023, Tajikistan did not export any services to China.

China-Tajikistan Trade: In 2023, China exported $3.68B to Tajikistan. The main products that China exported to Tajikistan were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($209M), Rubber Footwear ($175M), and Light Fixtures ($113M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Tajikistan have increased at an annualized rate of 26%, from $918M in 2018 to $3.68B in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Tajikistan.

Comparison: In 2023, Tajikistan ranked 106 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.89), and 153 in total exports ($1.49B). That same year, China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T).

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In 2023, Tajikistan exported $250M to China. The main products exported from Tajikistan to China were Precious Metal Ore ($169M), Raw Cotton ($42.4M), and Other Ores ($25.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tajikistan to China have increased at an annualized rate of 31.1%, from $64.4M in 2018 to $250M in 2023.

In 2018, China exported $3.68B to Tajikistan. The main products exported from China to Tajikistan were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($209M), Rubber Footwear ($175M), and Light Fixtures ($113M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Tajikistan have increased at an annualized rate of 26%, from $918M in 2023 to $3.68B in 2018.

Exports from Tajikistan () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Tajikistan () (2023)

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Trade between Tajikistan () and China ()

China Exports

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Tajikistan
Top DestinationSwitzerland$468M

China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B

This map shows whether countries import more from Tajikistan or China. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Tajikistan and China or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Tajikistan than from China.

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Tajikistan included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

Difference in imports from China () and Tajikistan () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Tajikistan - China

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This chart compares trade between Tajikistan and China by product, considering products traded by both, Tajikistan and China.

During 2023, Tajikistan had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($194M), Textiles ($47.1M), and Metals ($5.86M).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with Tajikistan in the exports of Machines ($852M), Textiles ($811M), and Transportation ($443M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Tajikistan China+$241MGold

Top Product Potential China Tajikistan+$37.8MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Tajikistan and China. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Tajikistan indicates it has a comparative advantage over China. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Tajikistan.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Tajikistan () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Tajikistan () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Tajikistan () and China ()

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from China () and Tajikistan () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Tajikistan - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Tajikistan () and China () (2023)

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