Trade in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Trade was 28.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Trade in Turkmenistan, 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in Turkmenistan stood at 28.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Turkmenistan peaked at 170.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2025.
Turkmenistan ranks 187th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Trade in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 66.1% | — |
| 1992 | 105.3% | +59.3% |
| 1993 | 146.1% | +38.7% |
| 1994 | 170.3% | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 168.2% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 152.5% | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 103.7% | -32.0% |
| 1998 | 96.3% | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 90.5% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 103.6% | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | -20.8% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | -22.3% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 52.4% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +68.3% |
| 2009 | 105.0% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 118.1% | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 119.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 109.5% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 102.8% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | -28.7% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | -15.9% |
| 2025 | 28.2% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 122.1% | 66.1% | 170.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 52.4% | 105.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 37.7% | 119.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 28.2% | 37.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Turkmenistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.23 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -86.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -86.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 14.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.6717 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 4,393 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1176 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 769.24 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Turkmenistan?
- Trade in Turkmenistan was 28.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 170.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2025.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for trade?
- Turkmenistan ranks 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.