Imports (As % of GDP) fell 0.079% to 0.125% in Turkmenistan in 2023

Imports (As % of GDP) (%), 2023
Economy | Turkmenistan | September 1, 2025
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Imports as a share of GDP fell 0.079% to 0.125% in Turkmenistan in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, imports as a share of GDP in Turkmenistan reached an all time high of 0.853% in 1994 and an all time low of 0.125% in 2023. When compared to Turkmenistan's main peers, imports as a share of GDP in Afghanistan amounted to 0.507%, 0.280% in Iran, 0.275% in Kazakhstan and 0.417% in Uzbekistan in 2023.

Turkmenistan has been ranked 156th within the group of 157 countries we follow in terms of imports as a share of GDP, 89 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Imports (As % of GDP) Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Afghanistan % ... ... 0.363% 0.371% 0.545% ...
China % 0.181% 0.171% 0.158% 0.170% 0.171%
Iran % 0.274% 0.273% 0.244% 0.215% 0.248%
Iraq % 0.250% 0.309% 0.300% 0.242% 0.242%
Kazakhstan % 0.259% 0.284% 0.265% 0.250% 0.268% ...
Kyrgyzstan % 0.673% 0.610% 0.494% 0.645% 0.874% ...
Pakistan % 0.190% 0.195% 0.174% 0.180% 0.225%
Russia % 0.208% 0.208% 0.204% 0.206% 0.151%
Tajikistan % 0.415% 0.411% 0.384% 0.476% 0.491% ...
Turkmenistan % 0.210% 0.196% 0.181% 0.125% 0.125% ...
Uzbekistan % 0.400% 0.396% 0.341% 0.362% 0.396%