Turkmenistan — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Turkmenistan, 1988–2025.
GDP growth for Turkmenistan was 6.30% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 38 years, from 1988 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 35.38% in 1990. The lowest was -17.30% in 1994 (about -2.7× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.50% per year.
Turkmenistan ranks 32 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 15%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Turkmenistan sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 82% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 2%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 9 of 57 economies; Andorra (3.87%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 1253% in 1994.
Data highlights
From its 1988 level: doubled by 1990.
World ranking. Slipped: 20th of 174 in 1988 → 2nd of 176 in 1990 → 62nd of 199 in 2000 → 19th of 209 in 2010 → 5th of 209 in 2020 → 28th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1988 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 6.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 6.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 6.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 6.15% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 5.87% | -0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 6.33% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 6.21% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 6.45% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 6.23% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 6.45% | -3.9 pp |
| 2014 | 10.35% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 10.16% | -0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 11.05% | -3.7 pp |
| 2011 | 14.72% | +5.5 pp |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +3.1 pp |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -8.6 pp |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +3.6 pp |
| 2007 | 11.06% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 10.97% | -2.1 pp |
| 2005 | 13.03% | +8.0 pp |
| 2004 | 5% | +1.7 pp |
| 2003 | 3.27% | +3.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.26% | -4.1 pp |
| 2001 | 4.34% | -1.1 pp |
| 2000 | 5.47% | -11.0 pp |
| 1999 | 16.5% | +9.4 pp |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +18.5 pp |
| 1997 | -11.4% | -18.1 pp |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +13.9 pp |
| 1995 | -7.2% | +10.1 pp |
| 1994 | -17.3% | -18.8 pp |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +16.5 pp |
| 1992 | -14.97% | -10.4 pp |
| 1991 | -4.61% | -40.0 pp |
| 1990 | 35.38% | +39.6 pp |
| 1989 | -4.26% | -15.3 pp |
| 1988 | 11.02% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Turkmenistan’s GDP growth in 1989?
-4.26% (1989). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Turkmenistan’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1988 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -42.9% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 6.3%; 2024: 6.28%; 2023: 6.32%; 2022: 6.23%; 2021: 6.15%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.