DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, May 14. There are currently 3,492 industrial enterprises in operation in Tajikistan, Trend reports.
Data from the Statistical Agency of the country show that these enterprises are engaged in the following sectors: 322 are in the extractive industry, 2,999 in manufacturing, 72 in providing electricity, gas, steam, and conditioned air, and in water supply, and 99 in waste processing.
Among these, Sughd region hosts 1,121 enterprises (32.1 percent of the total), Khatlon region - 826 (23.7 percent), Dushanbe - 767 (22 percent), districts under republican subordination - 675 (19.3 percent), and Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region (GBAO) - 103 enterprises (2.9 percent).
According to Tajikistan's National Statistical Agency, industrial production in Tajikistan in 2023, including that of private entrepreneurs, totaled 46.815 billion somoni ($4.279 billion), which is a 12 percent increase compared to 2022 at comparable prices.
Tajikistan's current industrialization strategy for 2022–2026, known as the Years of Industrial Development, intends to raise industrial output by 2.5 times within five years. The strategy aims to raise 95 billion somoni ($9.3 billion) by 2026, up from 39 billion somoni ($3.7 billion) in 2021, and includes plans to construct more than 870 new industrial enterprises.