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.
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 exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise imports 4.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies 9.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East 0.0% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 0.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies 27.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside regi 27.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 1.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan 0.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 26.0% (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.