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Imports (% of GDP) — Turkmenistan

Imports (% of GDP) in Turkmenistan in 2025 — 13.7%. Ranked 135 in the world out of 138. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 13.42 pp.

2025 13.7% +2.53 pp vs 2024
World rank 135of 138
Period maximum 85.3%1994
Period minimum 11.16%2024

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Turkmenistan, 1991–2025025507510019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.12%1992: 38.19%1993: 61.37%1994: 85.3%1995: 84.21%1996: 77.94%1997: 64.67%1998: 66.6%1999: 54.8%2000: 48.34%2001: 40.49%2002: 28.29%2003: 30.6%2004: 29.63%2005: 23.29%2006: 17.33%2007: 19.5%2008: 37.35%2009: 57.87%2010: 44.61%2011: 47.73%2012: 49.38%2013: 50.41%2014: 46.94%2015: 39.25%2016: 36.43%2017: 26.86%2018: 13.06%2019: 12.97%2020: 13.04%2021: 12.63%2022: 12.63%2023: 12.5%2024: 11.16%2025: 13.7%
Change over the period: −13.42 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan 13.7%
World 28.5%
Europe & Central Asia 41.01%
Central Asia computed 33.56%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 21.91%
Imports (% of GDP) — Turkmenistan, by year Turkmenistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 13.7 +2.53 pp
2024 11.16 −1.34 pp
2023 12.5 −0.13 pp
2022 12.63 +0 pp
2021 12.63 −0.41 pp
2020 13.04 +0.07 pp
2019 12.97 −0.09 pp
2018 13.06 −13.81 pp
2017 26.86 −9.57 pp
2016 36.43 −2.82 pp
2015 39.25 −7.69 pp
2014 46.94 −3.47 pp
2013 50.41 +1.03 pp
2012 49.38 +1.65 pp
2011 47.73 +3.11 pp
2010 44.61 −13.26 pp
2009 57.87 +20.52 pp
2008 37.35 +17.85 pp
2007 19.5 +2.17 pp
2006 17.33 −5.95 pp
2005 23.29 −6.34 pp
2004 29.63 −0.97 pp
2003 30.6 +2.3 pp
2002 28.29 −12.2 pp
2001 40.49 −7.85 pp
2000 48.34 −6.46 pp
1999 54.8 −11.8 pp
1998 66.6 +1.92 pp
1997 64.67 −13.26 pp
1996 77.94 −6.27 pp
1995 84.21 −1.1 pp
1994 85.3 +23.93 pp
1993 61.37 +23.18 pp
1992 38.19 +11.07 pp
1991 27.12 —

Central Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KG Kyrgyzstan 65.6 UZ Uzbekistan 35.36 TM Turkmenistan 13.7
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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

Other indicators for Turkmenistan

Trade Exports (% of GDP)

How far the economy is oriented toward external markets.

Turkmenistan by year Trade Trade openness

Exports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.

Turkmenistan by year Trade Imports of goods and services

The value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.

Turkmenistan by year Trade Exports of goods and services

The value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.

Turkmenistan by year Trade Merchandise exports

Exports of goods only, without services — WTO data.

Turkmenistan by year
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