On April 8, 2025, a solemn gathering was held at the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade to celebrate Economists' Day, with the participation of the leadership and staff of the ministry's central office.
Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Zavkizoda Zavki Amin, congratulated the country's economists and ministry staff on their professional holiday, emphasizing that under the wise leadership of the Founder of Peace and National Unity, Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, esteemed Emomali Rahmon, economists make significant contributions to addressing key economic and social issues, ensure sustainable economic growth, and thus improve the standard of living of the population.
Zavki Zoda A. noted that over the past five years, despite the impact of two global economic crises and external factors, the national economy's growth rate averaged 7.7 percent (8.5 percent excluding 2020, the year of the COVID-19 pandemic), which is 0.7 (1.5) percentage points higher compared to the previous five years (2015–2019).
Specifically, in 2024, the country's GDP reached 153.4 billion somoni, with a real growth rate of 8.4 percent, primarily driven by a 20 percent increase in industrial production, a 10.6 percent rise in agriculture, a 13.6 percent increase in trade turnover, a 13.4 percent growth in passenger transportation, a 13 percent rise in paid services, an 11.5 percent increase in freight transport, as well as an increase in investments in fixed capital. It is noteworthy that the country's GDP has grown by 74.3 billion somoni, or twofold, in the last five years, while the monetary income of the population increased by 99 billion somoni, or threefold.