Based on current data, Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first three months of this year was some 10.5 billion somoni (equivalent to little more than $1.2 billion), up by 6.5% YoY in comparable prices, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.
In January-March GDP structure by sources of income included: sale and repair of automobiles and home appliances and consumer goods, hotels and restaurants – 21.4%; industry and energy – 19.7%; transportation, communications and warehousing – 15.1%; taxes – 12.8%; construction – 11.5%; agriculture, including forestry, fishery and hunting – 5.4%; etc.
The government expects the GDP to rise by 9.4% YoY to December 31, 2016, reaching some 58 billion somoni.
Last year, the country’s GDP was more than 53.828 billion somoni. (News.tj/Business World Magazine)
