Turkmenistan: Trade openness
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| Turkmenistan |
Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 35.17 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1991 - 2023 |
| Average | 84.10 |
| Min - Max | 33.06 - 170.26 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2023 is 35.17 percent, a decline from 38.97 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 94.79 percent, based on data from 138 countries. Historically, the average for Turkmenistan from 1991 to 2023 is 84.1 percent. The minimum value, 33.06 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 170.26 percent was recorded in 1994.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 184.90 | 2021 | percent |
| Trade openness | 35.17 | 2023 | percent |
| Financial openness | -1.242 | 2021 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 22.23 | 2023 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 13.31 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Growth of exports | 42.54 | 2006 | percent |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 12.95 | 2023 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 7.75 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 2.30 | 2023 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 0.94 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Current account, percent of GDP | 4.20 | 2022 | percent |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | 9.28 | 2023 | percent |
| Reserves | 1.51 | 1999 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 0.19 | 1996 | percent |
| Remittances | 4.42 | 1996 | million U.S. dollars |
| External debt | 8.09 | 2022 | percent |
| Short-term external debt | 2.22 | 2022 | percent |
| Short-term debt to reserves | 20.56 | 1999 | percent |