Germany opened an embassy in Dushanbe in 1993, during the Tajik civil war – making it the first EU member state with an embassy in the country.

While there is little trade between Germany and Tajikistan, it increased markedly in 2022. In 2023, the volume of trade was 83.2 million euro. Tajikistan’s most important exports are precious metals and stones, as well as jewellery, followed by ores, slag and ash. Agriculture is the country’s most important domestic economic sector.

In the area of development cooperation, Germany was Tajikistan’s most important bilateral donor among the EU member states for many years, with a focus on sustainable economic development and on health. Various projects centred on improving employment and income opportunities, supporting programmes in the area of mother and child health and the fight against tuberculosis, and helping with the construction of schools and waterworks.

In line with the 2030 reform strategy of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ 2030), Germany is currently phasing out its bilateral, state-level development cooperation with Tajikistan. Thanks to a number of co-financing commitments by the EU in the spheres of technical and financial cooperation, some of the projects can continue.

The PATRIP Foundation, run by Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, carries out stabilisation projects in the regions bordering Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan in order to improve living conditions for the people in these regions. Germany is also supporting a project for the prevention of violent extremism in Central Asia that includes Tajikistan. This project provides support to Tajik authorities and civil society organisations working to prevent radicalisation. Germany has also launched the Green Central Asia Initiative, which is designed to mitigate the effects of climate change on regional security and strengthen cooperation between the countries of Central Asia.