Turkmenistan

Country in Asia

In brief

Industry, share of GDP: 36% (2025). World rank 26 of 200; in Asia, 16 of 47. Exports, share of GDP: 14.5% (2025). World rank 165 of 184; in Asia, 38 of 44. Imports, share of GDP: 13.7% (2025). World rank 181 of 184; in Asia, 44 of 44. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $35.8B → $49.8B, GDP per person $5,759 → $6,540, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $12,715 → $22,602. Better than all its neighbours (Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan): unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP: $49.8B 2025
GDP per person: $6,540 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $22,602 2025
GDP growth per year: +6.3% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $6,340 2025
Inflation: No data
Price level, USA = 100: 0 2001

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 12.4% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 36% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 48.9% 2025
Unemployment: 4.3% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 10% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 38.2% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 14.5% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 13.7% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: No data
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +1.4% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.2% 1996
Tax revenue, share of GDP: No data
Currency: Turkmenistani Manat (TMT)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 40.8 1998
Living on under $3 a day: 35.1% 1998