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   Tajikistan: the economy beat the IMF forecast in 13 years out of 16

   Each April the IMF forecasts the next year. For Tajikistan, in 2008–2023 the economy grew faster than forecast in 13 of 16 years, typically by 2.6 percentage points. The biggest miss: 2023 — in April 2022 the IMF expected 3.5%, the outcome was 8.3%.

   Source: IMF World Economic Outlook 2007–2026Open on the chart →

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