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Currency | Somoni (ISO code: TJS abbreviation: SM) |
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Trade organisations | IMF, World Bank, CIS, SCO, WTO, CISFTA |
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GDP by sector | agriculture: 23.3%, industry: 22.8%, services: 53.9% (2012 est.) |
7.1% (2020 est.)[3] | |
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34.0 medium (2015)[7] | |
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Labour force by occupation | agriculture: 47.9%, industry: 10.9%, services: 41.2% (2012 est.) |
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Main industries | aluminium, cement, vegetable oil |
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Export goods | aluminium, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles |
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Import goods | petroleum products, aluminium oxide, machinery and equipment, foodstuffs |
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Revenues | US$2.046 billion (2012 est.) |
Expenses | US$2.066 billion (2012 est.) |
Economic aid | recipient: US$67 million from US (2005) |
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. |
The economy of Tajikistan is dependent upon agriculture and services.[14] Since independence, Tajikistan has gradually followed the path of transition economy, reforming its economic policies. With foreign revenue precariously dependent upon exports of cotton and aluminium, the economy is highly vulnerable to external shocks. Tajikistan's economy also incorporates a massive black market, primarily focused on the drug trade with Afghanistan. Heroin trafficking in Tajikistan is estimated to be equivalent to 30-50% of national GDP as of 2012.[15]
In the fiscal year (FY) 2000, international assistance remained an essential source of support for rehabilitation programs that reintegrated former combatants of the Tajikistani Civil War into the civilian economy, thus helping maintain the peace. International assistance also was necessary to address the second year of severe drought that resulted in a continued shortfall of food production. Tajikistan's economy grew substantially after the war. The gross domestic product (GDP) of Tajikistan expanded at an average rate of 9.6% over the period of 2000-2007 according to the World Bank data. This improved Tajikistan's position among other Central Asian countries (namely Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), which have degraded economically ever since.[16] As of August 2009, an estimated 60% of Tajikistani citizens live below the poverty line.[17] The 2008 global financial crisis has hit Tajikistan hard, both domestically and internationally. Tajikistan has been hit harder than many countries because it already has a high poverty rate and because many of its citizens depend on remittances from expatriate Tajikistanis.
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