Turkmenistan is largely a desert country with intensive agriculture
in irrigated oases and sizeable gas and oil resources.
The basic economic information below will help you understand the
business environment of the country.
Turkmenistan is largely a desert country with intensive agriculture
in irrigated oases and sizeable gas and oil resources.
The basic economic information below will help you understand the
business environment of the country.
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $31.28 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 105 $28.49 billion (2007 est.) $25.53 billion (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars |
GDP (official exchange rate): $29.16 billion (2008 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 9.8% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 13 11.6% (2007 est.) 11.4% (2006 est.) |
| GDP - per capita
(PPP): $6,500 (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 128 $6,000 (2007 est.) $5,400 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars |
GDP - composition
by sector: agriculture: 9.1% industry: 39% services: 51.9% (2008 est.) |
| Labor force: 2.3 million (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 112 Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 48.2% industry: 14% services: 37.8% (2004 est.) |
Budget: revenues: $1.667 billion expenditures: $1.407 billion (2008 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 13% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 181 11.3% (2007 est.) |
