Tajikistan vs Ukraine
Tajikistan vs Ukraine: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 3.4% a year in Tajikistan and 12.7% a year in Ukraine, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 9.4 percentage points, or 3.77 times that in Tajikistan.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Tajikistan.
- In 2025, Tajikistan ranked 74 and Ukraine ranked 18 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Tajikistan at 5% a year and Ukraine at 5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Tajikistan | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.4 | 12.7 |
| 2024 | 3.5 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 12.9 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 20.2 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9.4 |
| 2020 | 8.6 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 11 |
| 2017 | 7.3 | 14.4 |
| 2016 | 5.9 | 13.9 |
| 2015 | 5.8 | 48.7 |
| 2014 | 6.1 | 12.1 |
| 2013 | 5 | -0.3 |
| 2012 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | 12.4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 6.5 | 9.4 |
| 2009 | 6.4 | 15.9 |
| 2008 | 20.4 | 25.2 |
| 2007 | 13.2 | 12.8 |
| 2006 | 10 | 9.1 |
| 2005 | 7.3 | 13.5 |
| 2004 | 7.2 | 9 |
| 2003 | 16.4 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | 12.2 | 0.8 |
| 2001 | 38.6 | 12 |
| 2000 | 32.9 | 28.2 |
| 1999 | 27.5 | 22.7 |
| 1998 | 43.2 | 10.6 |
| 1997 | 88 | 15.9 |
| 1996 | 418.5 | 80.2 |
| 1995 | 612.5 | 376.7 |
| 1994 | 350.4 | 891.2 |
| 1993 | 2,601 | 4,735 |
| 1992 | – | 1,210 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Tajikistan | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.1 | 8.9 |
| 2027 | 4.9 | 8.7 |
| 2028 | 5 | 6.7 |
| 2029 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 2030 | 5 | 5 |
| 2031 | 5 | 5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Tajikistan vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyTajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTajikistan: 55.3% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionTajikistan: 2.56% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateTajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthTajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTajikistan: 26.2% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageTajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTajikistan: 3.7% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateTajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsTajikistan: $220M in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personTajikistan: $23 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelTajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerTajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025