Food exports in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Food exports was 5.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Tajikistan, 2000–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Tajikistan is 5.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 31.9% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Tajikistan peaked at 5.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2018.
That places Tajikistan 158th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Food exports in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +42.3% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +45.8% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -24.7% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +30.3% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +31.9% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 5.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 5.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.0%, 43% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.9% | 4.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 5.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More private sector data for Tajikistan
- Merchandise trade 61.1% (2025)
- Food imports 26.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 8.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 230.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1409 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 27.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 770.12 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Tajikistan?
- Food exports in Tajikistan was 5.2% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2018.
- How does Tajikistan rank for food exports?
- Tajikistan ranks 158th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.