DUSHANBE, July 16. /TASS/. More than 90% of oil products imported into Tajikistan in the first half of 2026 came from Russia, according to data released by the republic's Antimonopoly Service following the reporting period.
From January through June 2026, Tajikistan imported nearly 600,000 metric tons of petroleum products. "Petroleum product imports into the republic came primarily from the Russian Federation, accounting for 91.1%," the agency said in a statement.
The remaining imports came from Belarus (2.8%), Turkmenistan (1.9%), Kazakhstan (1%), Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan (0.9% each), while 1.5% came from countries outside the region. Compared with the same period in 2025, imports of petroleum products increased by nearly 36,000 metric tons. The agency also reported that the average fuel price rose by 4.8% year-on-year.
According to the Antimonopoly Service, about 30 importing companies brought more than 300,000 metric tons of diesel fuel into the country in the first half of 2026, an increase of 35,400 metric tons compared with the same period in 2025. Gazpromneft-Tajikistan accounted for 45.4% of diesel fuel imports and more than 45% of gasoline imports. The report said Tajikistan imported more than 243,200 metric tons of gasoline during the reporting period, up 1,800 metric tons from the first half of last year. The value of gasoline imports also increased by 8.2%.
