Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 27.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Tajikistan, 1998–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Tajikistan stood at 27.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Tajikistan peaked at 33.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1998.
That places Tajikistan 88th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.1% | — |
| 1999 | 17.5% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 27.7% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 17.1% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 17.3% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 24.3% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 27.4% | 29.2% | 5 |
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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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 385.93 constant LCU per person (2024)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 4.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 18.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9068 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,235 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 18.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 13,338 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Tajikistan?
- Government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Tajikistan was 27.7% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1998.
- How does Tajikistan rank for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Tajikistan ranks 88th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.