Tajikistan is confidently leading in terms of industrial production growth rates among Central Asian countries, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Tajikistan has announced.
According to the department, by the end of 2023, industrial production growth in Tajikistan amounted to 12%, significantly outstripping the indicators of its neighbors: Uzbekistan (6%), Kazakhstan (4.3%) and Kyrgyzstan (1.8%).
In 2024, growth is projected at 21.2%. This is expected to happen due to an increase in the number of new companies.
According to the Tajik Statistics Agency, there are about 3.5 thousand enterprises in the country, most of which are concentrated in the manufacturing and mining industries.
In 2024, 251 new industrial enterprises were launched in the country, creating around 2 thousand jobs. The main emphasis is on the production of consumer goods.
About a quarter of the new companies are in the food industry, the construction industry, the automotive industry and textile production.