Germany and Tajikistan have maintained diplomatic relations since 1992. Germany has an embassy in Dushanbe. President Rahmon visited Germany in September 2023 to attend the C5+1 Summit (Central Asia+Germany) and also met Federal Chancellor Scholz for bilateral talks.

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. Germany is Tajikistan’s most important economic partner in the EU. 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.

There is great interest in the German language in Tajikistan with German being the third most important foreign language after Russian and English. Many cooperation agreements are in place in the university sector. Tajikistan is served by the Goethe-Institut in Tashkent (Uzbekistan), while the Goethe-Institut maintains a Language Training Centre in Dushanbe.

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. German development cooperation continues as part of the Central Asia regional approach.

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.