Merchandise trade in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Merchandise trade was 40.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Turkmenistan, 1992–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 40.8% for merchandise trade in 2025.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Turkmenistan peaked at 147.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2020.
Turkmenistan ranks 139th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 45.1% | — |
| 1993 | 47.2% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 141.1% | +199.0% |
| 1995 | 130.7% | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 126.5% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 91.0% | -28.1% |
| 1998 | 60.3% | -33.8% |
| 1999 | 108.8% | +80.5% |
| 2000 | 147.8% | +35.9% |
| 2001 | 140.0% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 111.4% | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 102.8% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 105.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 97.4% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | -35.9% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | +30.4% |
| 2012 | 75.1% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 46.4% | +28.7% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +45.5% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | -17.0% |
| 2025 | 40.8% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.8% | 45.1% | 141.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 104.8% | 58.4% | 147.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 35.9% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 35.5% | 52.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More private sector data for Turkmenistan
- Merchandise imports 4.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,042 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 624.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 0.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies 27.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Turkmenistan?
- Merchandise trade in Turkmenistan was 40.8% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 147.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2020.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for merchandise trade?
- Turkmenistan ranks 139th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. 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.