DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, September 5. Industrial production in Tajikistan’s Sughd Free Economic Zone increased by 41.9 percent from January through July 2025 compared to the same period of 2024.
The data obtained by Trend from the country’s Statistical Agency indicates that the volume of industrial output in the economic zone reached 308.8 million somoni (about $32.7 million). During the same period, three entities provided paid services worth 1.76 million somoni ($187,000), while one entity carried out construction works amounting to 252,400 somoni ($26,700).
The Sughd Free Economic Zone, located in Khujand and covering 320 hectares, is home to 44 enterprises, including 38 domestic and 6 joint ventures with countries such as Poland and Türkiye. The zone produces solar collectors, plastic pipes, electrical wires, paints, plastic profiles, bottles for fruit storage, meat products, and other goods.
Overall, Tajikistan’s industrial enterprises and private entrepreneurs produced goods worth 34.894 billion somoni ($3.6 billion) from January through July 2025, marking a 24.5 percent increase compared with the same period last year.
Extractive output surged 1.7 times, and manufacturing rose by 6 percent, while electricity, gas, steam production, and air purification grew by 12.7 percent. Water supply, waste management, and recycling also saw a notable increase of 15.2 percent.
Regionally, the lion's share of industrial production was in the Sughd region (61 percent), followed by the Khatlon region (19.4 percent). Over this period, a total of 3,887 industrial enterprises operated throughout the country, including 351 in the mining industry, 3,361 in manufacturing, 72 in utilities and energy, and 103 in water supply and waste management.
