Russian news agency TASS is reporting that, according to the Statistics Agency under the President of Tajikistan, trade between Tajikistan and Russia has exceeded $1.1 billion in 2024 so far.
During the first seven months of 2024, the trade volume between the two countries was 12.1% more than in the same period of 2023.
Russia continues to be Tajikistan’s largest trade partner, and also accounted for 26.7% of all imports entering the country during this period.
In terms of bilateral trade, China remains in second place, with turnover to and from Tajikistan of almost $1 billion.
Rather surprisingly, Switzerland has now became Tajikistan’s leading export partner. In the first seven months of 2024, Tajikistan sent 26.6% of its products to Switzerland. In January-July of this year, the trade volume between the two countries amounted to more than $641 million, and compared to the same period in 2023, it increased almost 110 times.
