Economy of Turkmenistan

Imports

Imports commoditiesmachinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs

Import partnersChina 19.5%, Turkey 17%, Russia 12.6%, UAE 6.8%, Ukraine 6%, Germany 4.7%, UK 4.2% (2012)

Exports

Exports commoditiesgas, crude oil, petrochemicals, textiles, cotton fiber

Export partnersChina 69.6%, Italy 4.7% (2012)

Economy sectors

Agriculture productscotton, grain, melons; livestock

Industrial productsnatural gas, oil, petroleum products, textiles, food processing

Economy

Unemployment11.3 % (2012)11.5 % (2011)11.4 % (2010)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate40.6 Billion $ (2013)34.7 Billion $ (2012)29.2 Billion $ (2011)

GDP growth rate12.2 % (2013)11.1 % (2012)14.7 % (2011)

GDP per Capita (PPP)9,700 $ (2013)8,600 $ (2012)8,000 $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity55.2 Billion $ (2013)48.5 Billion $ (2012)44.0 Billion $ (2011)

GDP PPP per land area113 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2013)99,385 $ per square kilometer (2012)90,227 $ per square kilometer (2011)

Electricity

Banking

GDP decomposition by sector

Agriculture % of GDP7.20 % (2013)7.50 % (2012)

Industry % of GDP24.4 % (2013)24.4 % (2012)

Services % of GDP68.4 % (2013)68.1 % (2012)

Tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals8,000 (2007)6,000 (2006)12,000 (2005)

International tourism, number of departures38,000 (2007)33,000 (2006)33,000 (2005)

Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)1.61 % of GNI (2012)1.72 % of GNI (2011)2.56 % of GNI (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)18.6 % of total external debt (2012)10.5 % of total external debt (2011)10.4 % of total external debt (2010)

Current Account Balance (Total)286 Million $ (2013)623 Million $ (2012)1.01 Billion $ (2011)

External Debt (Total)429 Million $ (2012)453 Million $ (2011)518 Million $ (2010)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP)1.24 % of GDP (2012)1.55 % of GDP (2011)1.85 % of GDP (2010)

External Debt per Capita84.8 $ (2012)90.6 $ (2011)103 $ (2010)