Foreign trade turnover of Tajikistan for January–May 2026 amounted to $5.8 billionan increase of 44.6% compared to the same period last year. This data is provided by the Customs Committee of the Republic.
In the first five months of 2025, the country’s foreign trade volume was about $4 billion. Thus, over the year the figure increased by about $1.8 billion.
The most noticeable growth came in exports. In January–May 2026, Tajikistan supplied $1.4 billion worth of goods abroad, which is 76.8% more than in the same period last year.
Imports also increased, but at a more moderate pace. Over five months, goods worth $4.4 billion were imported into the country. The increase compared to January–May 2025 was 36.5%.
Despite the acceleration of exports, Tajikistan’s trade balance remains negative. The country still imports significantly more than it exports. The negative foreign trade balance for January–May 2026 amounted to about $2.9 billion. A year earlier, this figure was at $2.4 billion.
At the same time, the structure of trade turnover improved slightly in favor of exports. Its share in total foreign trade increased from 20% to 24.5%.
In the structure of exports, the main product groups include ores, slag and ash, other base metals, aluminum and aluminum products, cotton, mineral fuels, copper, fruits and nuts, equipment and clothing.
The export of ores and metals increased the most. At the same time, cotton exports, despite remaining among the largest items, decreased by approximately $29 million.
The leading imports are mineral fuels, oil and their distillation products, land transport and its parts, ferrous metals, equipment, electrical machines, cereals, wood, plastics and ferrous metal products.
The supply of ground transport, ferrous metals, equipment and electrical machines has increased especially noticeably. At the same time, mineral fuel retained its first place among imported product groups.
Tajikistan’s largest trading partners in the first five months of 2026 were China, Russia, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Turkey, the Republic of Korea, Belarus and Germany.
