Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Tajikistan, 1992–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Tajikistan stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 75.9% on the previous year and down 91.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Tajikistan peaked at 13.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1992.
Tajikistan ranks 159th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5% | — |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +44.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +112.4% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -72.8% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +343.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -67.9% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +236.2% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -31.1% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +543.9% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -82.0% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +407.8% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -68.2% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -44.4% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +34.3% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +41.6% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +53.2% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -37.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -48.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -28.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +72.8% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -29.3% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +75.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -75.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 2.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 0.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 2.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Tajikistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.83 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 18.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.244 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 399.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 24.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.113 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 153.9 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 24.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 1.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Tajikistan?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Tajikistan was 0.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1992.
- How does Tajikistan rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Tajikistan ranks 159th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.