The economy of Tadjikistan in the XXI century from outside perspective

Abstract

The paper presents the results of a comparative analysis of certain macroeconomic indicators of Tadjikistan’s economy in comparison with other post-Soviet countries and especially the immediate neighbors. In the study we explained the reasons for the high growth rates of production and consumption in the period from 2001 to 2014. Considered are specifics of internal and external factors of the growth, the most important of which was the labor export from Tadjikistan to Russia, and the reasons for extremely low formal GDP per capita and final consumption with the sectoral structure of the republic’s economy being the key factor. The use of the formal statistical indicators for comparative cross-country estimation of the real levels of production and consumption are proved incorrect.