r, gold, uranium, and tungsten. Industry
consists only of a large aluminum plant, hydropower facilities, and
small obsolete factories mostly in light industry and food
processing. The civil war (1992-97) severely damaged the already
weak economic infrastructure and caused a sharp decline in
industrial and agricultural production. While Tajikistan has
experienced steady economic growth since 1997, nearly two-thirds of
the population continue to live in abject poverty. Economic growth
reached 10.6% in 2004, but dropped to 8% in 2005, and to 7% in 2006.
Tajikistan's economic situation, however, remains fragile due to
uneven implementation of structural reforms, weak governance,
widespread unemployment, and the external debt burden. Continued
privatization of medium and large state-owned enterprises could
increase productivity. A debt restructuring agreement was reached
with Russia in December 2002, including a $250 million write-off of
Tajikistan's $300 million debt to Russia. Tajikistan ranks third in
the world in terms of water resources per head. A proposed
investment to finish the hydropower dams Rogun and Sangtuda I and II
would substantially add to electricity production, which could be
exported for profit. If finished, Rogun will be the world's tallest
dam. In 2006, Tajikistan was the recipient of substantial Shanghai
Cooperation Organization infrastructure development credits to
improve its roads and electricity transmission network.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$9.405 billion (2006 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):
$2.066 billion (2006 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:
7% (2006 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):
$1,300 (2006 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 22.7%
industry: 28.5%
services: 48.8% (2006 est.)

Labor force:
3.7 million (2003)

Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 67.2%
industry: 7.5%
services: 25.3% (2000 est.)

Unemployment rate:
12% (2004 est.)

Population below poverty line:
64% (2004 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 3.2%
highest 10%: 25.2% (1998)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:
34.7 (1998)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
7.5% (2006 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):
19.9% of GDP (2006 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $527.5 million
expenditures: $622 million; including capital expenditures of $86
million (2006 est.)