Editing Dushanbe (section)

== Economy ==
[[File:Офис Амонатбанка.jpg|thumb|Bank in Dushanbe]]

In 2018, the [[gross regional product]] (GRP) of Dushanbe was 13,808,000,000 [[Tajikistani somoni|somoni]], equaling approximately $1,508,900,000, with a growth rate of 7.3%. That comprised 20.1% of the overall [[GDP]] of [[Tajikistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-28|title=Рушди иқтисодиёт / Сомонаи расмии Мақомоти иҷроияи ҳокимияти давлатии шаҳри Душанбе|url=https://www.dushanbe.tj/rushdi-i-tisodiyot|access-date=2020-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128210204/https://www.dushanbe.tj/rushdi-i-tisodiyot|archive-date=28 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="Dushanbe-2021b" /> In the first half of 2020, the GRP of Dushanbe was 20.7% of the GDP of the country.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Рушди иқтисодиёт / Сомонаи расмии Мақомоти иҷроияи ҳокимияти давлатии шаҳри Душанбе|url=https://www.dushanbe.tj/rushdi-i-tisodiyot|access-date=2020-09-24|website=www.dushanbe.tj}}</ref> The average salary of the city {{As of|2014|lc=y}} is 1402.67 somoni, or ${{To USD|1402.67|Tajikistan|year=2019}}.<ref name="Dushanbe-2020d" /> As the center of financial activity of the republic, Dushanbe housed more than 30 commercial banks in 2004.<ref name="Dushanbe Encyc-2004d" />

Dushanbe has extensive international trade. Exports from Dushanbe consisted of $8,343,200 during the first half of 2019,<ref name="Dushanbe-2020b">{{Cite web|title=Саноат / Сомонаи расмии Мақомоти иҷроияи ҳокимияти давлатии шаҳри Душанбе|url=https://www.dushanbe.tj/promyshlennost-|access-date=2020-09-25|website=www.dushanbe.tj}}</ref> and overall foreign trade turnover was $398,080,900 in 2018. The primary countries Dushanbe exports to are Turkey (42.8% of the total), Iran (28.0%), Russia (10.8%), Afghanistan (7.3%), China (1.2%), Poland (1.2%), and others. For imports, Russia makes up 54.5% of the total, Kazakhstan 13.5%, China 6.8%, Italy 3.4%, Turkey 2.6%, Turkmenistan 2.5%, Ukraine 2.1%, Iran 1.4%, the United Arab Emirates 1.2%, and others make up the rest.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Шарҳи мухтасари рушди иҷтимоию иқтисодии шаҳри Душанбе > Маълумот > Сомонаи расмии Мақомоти иҷроияи маҳаллии ҳокимияти давлатӣ дар шаҳри Душанбе|url=http://old.dushanbe.tj/info/socioecondevelop/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=old.dushanbe.tj|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604211614/http://old.dushanbe.tj/info/socioecondevelop/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:Dushanbe, Tajikistan - panoramio (102).jpg|thumb|Coal plant in Dushanbe]]
During and during the decade after the Soviet invasion, most industries were focused on meeting local demand with local materials. Meat packing, soap production, bricks, lumber, silk thread, leather, clothing, and generation of electric power were all local industries during the time period.<ref name="Atkin-2020" /> In 1932, 776 workers were employed in industry, while in 1938, 12 thousand were.<ref name="Dushanbe Encyc-2004d" /> During World War 2, the city's industry grew significantly with the Soviet decision to relocate industry eastwards to cities like Dushanbe, specifically [[light industries]] like [[textile manufacturing]] and [[food processing]].<ref name="Atkin-2020" /> Industry output increased by 2.5 times from 1940 to 1945.<ref name="Dushanbe Encyc-2004c" /> About 1/3 of the industrial and white-collar labor force of Tajikistan is located in Dushanbe, despite containing less than 10 percent of Tajikistan's population.<ref name="Atkin-2020" /> From January to August 2019, there were 455 manufacturing companies in Dushanbe, producing 1,644,745,400 Somoni worth of products. The majority of that, 63.9%, was from the [[processing industry]], 34.5% was from electricity, water, gas, and air purification, and the other 1.6% was from the non-metallic construction industry.<ref name="Dushanbe-2020b" /> The industry produces over 300 types of products.<ref name="Dushanbe-2020c">{{Cite web|title=/ Исполнительный орган государственной власти города Душанбе|url=https://www.dushanbe.tj/ru/promyshlennost-|access-date=2020-09-25|website=www.dushanbe.tj}}</ref> Exports from the industrial sector consisted of $1,535,500 during the time period.<ref name="Dushanbe-2020b" />

The main industrial products exported from the city are [[cotton yarn]], finished [[Cotton Fabric|cotton fabrics]], [[hosiery]], cable products, [[Agriculture|agricultural]] products, [[tobacco]] products, and trade equipment, among others.<ref name="Dushanbe-2020c" /> Industry, as of 2019, employed 20746 people, with an average salary of 1428.02 somoni.<ref name="Dushanbe-2020b" /> [[Light industry]] is the most mature industry in the city, aided by the location of raw materials in the country. Some large companies in light industry are Nassoch, which processes large amounts of cotton fiber, Chevar and Guliston, which both produce garments, and Nafisa, which produces [[hosiery]].<ref name="Dushanbe-2020c" /> The [[Electronics manufacturing services|electrical]], [[Industrial engineering|engineering]], and [[Metallurgy|metallurgical]] industries are also prominent in the republic. Tajiktekstilmash, which produces varied products for agriculture and electricity, and Tajikcable, which produces cables, are two well known companies from that sector of the economy. Somon-Tachkhizot, which produces electronic goods, Torgmash, which produces goods for trading companies, and Valve Plant, which produces iron products are some other prominent companies in the industry.<ref name="Dushanbe-2020c" /> The [[Food-processing industry|food processing industry]] also has a presence in the city with many [[wineries]], [[Dairy farming|dairy]] and [[meatpacking plant]]s, [[canneries]], and [[Bakery|bakeries]] all in the city. Various other industries exist in the city as well.<ref name="Dushanbe-2020c" /> These include the building materials industry, which produces cement, oil (with 3 main gas deposits) and plastics;<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/65068362|title=Dushanbe : ėnt︠s︡iklopedii︠a︡|publisher=Glavnai︠a︡ nauchnai︠a︡ redakt︠s︡ii︠a︡ Tadzhikskoĭ nat︠s︡ionalʹnoĭ ėnt︠s︡iklopedii|others=Dinorshoev, Muso.|year=2004|isbn=5-89870-071-4|location=Dushanbe|chapter=Natural Conditions|oclc=65068362}}</ref> the wood industry; and the printing industry, which consists of 80% of the republic's capacity and began in 1926.<ref name="Dushanbe Encyc-2004d" />

In 2014, the retail sector was involved in 2.6 billion somoni of transactions. In the service sector, hotels, restaurants, canteens and cafes sold services worth 296.6 million somoni. The paid services of the city in 2014 amounted to 5662.2 somoni per capita.<ref name="Dushanbe-2020d" />[[File:Dushanbe 2010 01 Hotel Tajikistan.jpg|thumb|Hotel Tajikistan]]
Dushanbe is the capital of tourism of the [[Economic Cooperation Organization]] and is served by more than 40 hotels. The building of 9 modern hotels, with room for more than 1000 people, is being planned.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Душанбе - столица туризма|url=http://narodnaya.tj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10135:2019-10-10-05-02-36&catid=109:god-turizma-i-remesel&Itemid=267|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Народная газета|language=ru|archive-date=10 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810182927/http://narodnaya.tj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10135:2019-10-10-05-02-36&catid=109:god-turizma-i-remesel&Itemid=267|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2018 and 2019, numerous initiatives, such as Dushanbe becoming a member of the World Tourism Cities Federation, different festivals, legislation promoting the city, an art gallery, and the establishment of the Year of Tourism and Folk Crafts in 2018 all served to promote the tourism industry. The Dushanbe Summer Fest, another promoted festival, is notable for its internet connectivity.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Сайёҳӣ / Сомонаи расмии Мақомоти иҷроияи ҳокимияти давлатии шаҳри Душанбе|url=https://www.dushanbe.tj/turizm|access-date=2020-09-26|website=www.dushanbe.tj}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=/ Исполнительный орган государственной власти города Душанбе|url=https://www.dushanbe.tj/ru/turizm|access-date=2020-09-26|website=www.dushanbe.tj}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-14|title=Dushanbe's Millennials Are Reconnecting a Broken City — With the Internet|url=https://www.ozy.com/around-the-world/dushanbes-millennials-are-reconnecting-a-broken-city-with-the-internet/89082/|access-date=2020-09-26|website=OZY|archive-date=26 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926022338/https://www.ozy.com/around-the-world/dushanbes-millennials-are-reconnecting-a-broken-city-with-the-internet/89082/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Compared with the rest of the country, however, Dushanbe is a less popular tourist destination, partially due to its relatively recent founding and lack of historical significance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Туризм в Таджикистане: достижения и барьеры|url=http://project75783.tilda.ws/tj_travel|access-date=2020-09-26|website=project75783.tilda.ws}}</ref> Museums in the city include the [[Tajikistan National Museum]], founded in 1934,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tajikistan National Museum|url=https://mvd.tj/index.php/en/cultural-heritage/27341-osorkhonai-millii-to-ikiston-3|access-date=2020-10-10|website=mvd.tj|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927044721/https://mvd.tj/index.php/en/cultural-heritage/27341-osorkhonai-millii-to-ikiston-3|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[Gurminj Museum of Musical Instruments]], which contains Pamiri and Badakshani musical instruments.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gurminj Museum of Musical Instruments {{!}} Aga Khan Development Network|url=https://www.akdn.org/akma/project/gurminj-museum-musical-instruments|access-date=2020-10-10|website=www.akdn.org}}</ref>