Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan
Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 8.4% a year in Tajikistan and 7.7% a year in Uzbekistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Tajikistan, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Uzbekistan.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Tajikistan has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Uzbekistan.
- In 2025, Tajikistan ranked 7 and Uzbekistan ranked 13 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Tajikistan at 5.5% a year and Uzbekistan at 5.7% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Tajikistan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.4 | 7.7 |
| 2024 | 8.4 | 6.7 |
| 2023 | 8.3 | 6.3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 9.4 | 8.2 |
| 2020 | 4.4 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 7.4 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 7.6 | 5.7 |
| 2017 | 7.1 | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7.9 |
| 2014 | 6.7 | 7.7 |
| 2013 | 7.4 | 7.9 |
| 2012 | 7.5 | 7.4 |
| 2011 | 7.4 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | 6.5 | 7.7 |
| 2009 | 3.9 | 8.1 |
| 2008 | 7.9 | 9 |
| 2007 | 7.8 | 9.5 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 2005 | 6.7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 10.6 | 7.4 |
| 2003 | 10.2 | 4.2 |
| 2002 | 9.1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 10.2 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | 8.3 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 1998 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
| 1997 | 1.7 | 5.2 |
| 1996 | -4.4 | 1.7 |
| 1995 | -12.5 | -0.9 |
| 1994 | -21.4 | -5.2 |
| 1993 | -11.1 | -2.3 |
| 1992 | – | -11.1 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Tajikistan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.3 | 7.8 |
| 2027 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| 2028 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 2029 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 2030 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 2031 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- 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 143 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 Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyTajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTajikistan: 55.3% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionTajikistan: 2.56% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateTajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthTajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTajikistan: 26.2% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageTajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTajikistan: 3.7% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateTajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsTajikistan: $220M in 2025Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personTajikistan: $23 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingTajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelTajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerTajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025