15 Fastest Growing Developing Countries in 2020

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7. Tajikistan

Average real growth rate of the country over the past decade (2011 – 2020): 6.48%

Tajikistan is located in Central Asia and the country’s economy depends on services and its agriculture sector as well. The country is also unfortunately home to a massive black market with a major focus on drugs and in fact, it is said that heroin trafficking in the country is equal to around 30-50% of its total GDP, which is a worrying statistic.

Countries With Highest Average Elevation

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