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Tajikistan has one of the lowest per capita GDPs among the 15 former Soviet republics. Because of a lack of employment opportunities in Tajikistan, nearly half of the labor force works abroad, primarily in Russia and Kazakhstan, supporting families in Tajikistan through remittances. The exact number of labor migrants is unknown, but estimated at around 1 million. Less than 7% of the land area is arable. Cotton is the most important crop, but this sector is burdened with debt and obsolete infrastructure. 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. A debt restructuring agreement was reached with Russia in December 2002, including a $250 million write-off of Tajikistan's $300 million debt. Completion of the Sangtuda I hydropower dam - finished in 2009 with Russian investment - and the Sangtuda II and Rogun dams will add substantially to electricity output. If finished according to Tajik plans, Rogun will be the world's tallest dam. Tajikistan has also received substantial infrastructure development loans from the Chinese government to improve roads and an electricity transmission network. To help increase north-south trade, the US funded a $36 million bridge which opened in August 2007 and links Tajikistan and Afghanistan. While Tajikistan has experienced steady economic growth since 1997, more than half of the population continues to live in poverty. Economic growth reached 10.6% in 2004, but dropped below 8% in 2005-08, as the effects of higher oil prices and then the international financial crisis began to register - mainly in the form of lower prices for key export commodities and lower remittances from Tajiks working abroad, due to the global economic downturn. In 2009 GDP growth dropped to 3.4% as a result of the world recession.
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$13.67 billion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
$13.22 billion (2008 est.)
$12.25 billion (2007 est.)
note:
data are in 2009 US dollars
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$4.982 billion (2009 est.)
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3.4% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
7.9% (2008 est.)
7.8% (2007 est.)
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$1,900 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 190
$1,800 (2008 est.)
$1,700 (2007 est.)
note:
data are in 2009 US dollars
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agriculture: 20.1%
industry:
22.2%
services:
57.7% (2009 est.)
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2.1 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 118
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agriculture: 49.8%
industry:
12.8%
services:
37.4% (2009 est.)
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2.2% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 16
2.3% (2008 est.)
note:
official rates; actual unemployment is higher
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60% (2009 est.)
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lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%:
25.6% (2007 est.)
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32.6 (2006)
country comparison to the world: 99
34.7 (1998)
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5% of GDP (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151
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revenues: $1.22 billion
expenditures:
$1.2 billion (2009 est.)
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6.5% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
20.5% (2008 est.)
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NA% (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 15
15% (31 December 2007)
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23.1% (31 December 2008)
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$656.1 million (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 123
$643.5 million (31 December 2007)
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$235.3 million (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 145
$278.3 million (31 December 2007)
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$889 million (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 114
$NA (31 December 2007)
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$NA
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cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats
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aluminum, zinc, lead; chemicals and fertilizers, cement, vegetable oil, metal-cutting machine tools, refrigerators and freezers
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-6.3% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
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16.1 billion kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
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16.7 billion kWh (2009)
country comparison to the world: 73
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1 billion kWh (2008 est.)
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667.8 million kWh (2009 est.)
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221 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
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38,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
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349 bbl/day
country comparison to the world: 129
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10,100 bbl/day (2008)
country comparison to the world: 140
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12 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
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16.1 million cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
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266.1 million cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
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250 million cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
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5.663 billion cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
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-$192 million (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
$47.6 million (2008 est.)
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$1.115 billion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
$1.575 billion (2008 est.)
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aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
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Russia 19.16%, China 18.38%, Turkey 12.09%, Iran 11.11%, Uzbekistan 7.92%, Norway 6.17%, Greece 4.32% (2009)
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$2.879 billion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 139
$3.699 billion (2008 est.)
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electricity, petroleum products, aluminum oxide, machinery and equipment, foodstuffs
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Russia 23.92%, China 23.74%, Kazakhstan 8.92%, Turkey 4.96%, Uzbekistan 4.73% (2009)
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$351 million (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 142
$195 million (31 December 2008 est.)
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$1.691 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
$1.503 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
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$100.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34
$93.05 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
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$16 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 42
$12.47 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
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Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - 4.3813 (2009), 3.4563 (2008), 3.4418 (2007), 3.3 (2006), 3.1166 (2005)
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