Tax receipts accounted for 62.1% of Tajikistan’s state budget revenue part in 2025, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of the Republic.
The agency reported that tax receipts amounted to approximately 37.5 billion somoni last year, exceeding the revised target by 15.6%. Compared to 2024, tax collections increased by 28.6%.
The growth was primarily driven by value-added tax (VAT), income tax, and excise duties. Around 40% of total tax revenues came from VAT, nearly 29% from income taxes, and more than 4% from excise duties.
Non-tax revenues totaled about 6.4 billion somoni, accounting for 10.5% of overall budget income.
Overall, state budget revenues in 2025 exceeded 60.3 billion somoni, which is 13.2% higher than the revised plan.
Budget expenditures last year reportedly amounted to more than 57.1 billion somoni, marking a 25.6% increase compared to 2024.
Education and science received 20.5% of total spending, nearly 20% was allocated to the fuel and energy sector, 12.9% to social insurance and social protection, and 7.9% to healthcare.
State budget revenues for 2026 are projected at more than 65 billion somoni, representing a 31% increase compared to the approved 2025 figures.
STATE BUDGET REVENUES
Total Revenue: 65.0 billion somoni
Revenue Structure
· 48.4 billion somoni — tax and non-tax revenues, as well as grants to support the budget, including: 41.8 billion somoni — tax revenues; 5.4 billion somoni — non-tax revenues; and 1.17 billion somoni — grants from international financial organizations.
· 13.4 billion somoni — grants and loans for public investment projects
· 3.26 billion somoni – special funds of budgetary organizations
Source: Law of the Republic of Tajikistan “On the State Budget for 2026”
Total expenditures for 2026 are set at approximately 67 billion somoni.
Funding for key social sectors in 2026 is planned as follows:
· Fuel and energy sector — 15 billion somoni;
· Education — 13.7 billion somoni;
· Healthcare — 5 billion somoni;
· Social insurance and social protection — 8.5 billion somoni.
STATE BUDGET EXPENDITURES
Total expenditures: 67.0 billion somoni
Largest expenditure items
· 14.96 billion somoni — Fuel and Energy Sector
· 13.68 billion somoni — Education
· 8.49 billion somoni — Social Insurance
· 5.96 billion somoni — Defense and Law Enforcement Agencies
· 5.03 billion somoni — Healthcare
Other expenditure items
· 2.52 billion somoni — Public Administration and Governance
· 2.52 billion somoni — Transport and Communications
· 2.30 billion somoni — Culture and Sports
· 2.07 billion somoni — Housing and Utilities
· 1.74 billion somoni — Agriculture, Fisheries and Hunting
· 412.2 million somoni — Industry and Construction
· 191.5 million somoni — Environmental Protection
· 17.1 million somoni — Other Expenditures
Source: Law of the Republic of Tajikistan “On the State Budget for 2026”
