India, July 30 -- Tajikistan's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth reached 8.4 percent in 2024 and 8.2 percent in the first quarter of 2025 with services and industry driving the expansion, according to the World Bank's annual Tajikistan Economic Update released today.

Domestic demand was bolstered by substantial remittance inflows, which totaled approximately 49 percent of GDP in 2024 compared to 39 percent in 2023, and by increased public sector wages.

The medium-term outlook remains favorable, with growth projected to moderate to 7.0 percent in 2025 and converge toward a growth rate of 4.5-5.0 percent in 2026-27. This trajectory reflects the anticipated normalization of remittance inflows, ongoing global trade-related uncertaint...