Tajikistan's external balance on goods and services (current US$) was −US$5.29 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 60.03% from −US$3.3 billion in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$5.29 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$2.17 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$3.3 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | −US$15.35 million | 1999 |
| Lowest | −US$5.29 billion | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | −US$2.71 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$215.49 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Tajikistan's external balance on goods and services (current US$) fell US$1.46 billion on 2023 (from −US$3.83 billion to −US$5.29 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$120.36 million and a typical year strayed about US$507.82 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$882.8 million in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.46 billion in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$275.74 million a year. A straight line explains 53% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Tajikistan had the 29th highest value of the 33 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Tajikistan in the 2024 ranking
- Zimbabwe — 26th of 33: −US$2.24 billion
- Bolivia — 27th of 33: −US$2.25 billion
- New Zealand — 28th of 33: −US$3.27 billion
- Lebanon — 30th of 33: −US$9.25 billion
- Afghanistan — 31st of 33: −US$9.31 billion
- Japan — 32nd of 33: −US$37.42 billion
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 32 values
| Year | External balance on goods and services (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -5,288,915,442 |
| 2023 | -3,826,428,543 |
| 2022 | -3,506,457,893 |
| 2021 | -2,096,994,831 |
| 2020 | -1,716,304,936 |
| 2019 | -2,165,278,630 |
| 2018 | -2,103,938,744 |
| 2017 | -1,803,387,751 |
| 2016 | -2,050,455,130 |
| 2015 | -2,508,925,273 |
External balance on goods and services (current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — −US$1.68 billion (2025)
- Armenia — −US$1.61 billion (2025)
- Austria — US$13.81 billion (2025)
- Azerbaijan — US$4.72 billion (2025)
- Belarus — −US$1.82 billion (2025)
- Belgium — −US$14.64 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — −US$4.28 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — −US$1.36 billion (2025)
- Croatia — −US$5.3 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Tajikistan
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 3.61% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$474.75 million (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$25.4 million (2021)
- GDP (current LCU) — 176.92 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$17.18 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 11.37 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 16,402 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,593 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 1,054 (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 246.01 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Tajikistan's external balance on goods and services (current US$)?
- −US$5.29 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1993?
- It is down 2,354% from −US$215.49 million in 1993. The highest value was −US$15.35 million in 1999 and the lowest −US$5.29 billion in 2024.
- How does Tajikistan rank?
- 29th highest of 33 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (current US$) unusual for Tajikistan?
- In 2024, Tajikistan's external balance on goods and services (current US$) fell US$1.46 billion on 2023 (from −US$3.83 billion to −US$5.29 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$120.36 million and a typical year strayed about US$507.82 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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