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Topic 02 of 12 · Country Index 2026
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Turkmenistan is placed 101st of 150 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 19,314 (2025); Economic Complexity Index -1.202 (2024).
Economy & Innovation
101st
of 150 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
Only these place Turkmenistan on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country in that edition, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 3
World Bank Group
Why it is a key: Output per person: the standard measure of an economy's size set against the population it has to support.
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
19,314
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Turkmenistan: 19,314. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
Each grey tick is one of 185 countries in the 2025 edition.
Key 2 of 3
Growth Lab at Harvard University
Why it is a key: What an economy knows how to make, read from the diversity and rarity of what it exports.
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
-1.202
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 126th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Turkmenistan: -1.202. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
Each grey tick is one of 145 countries in the 2024 edition.
Key 3 of 3
World Bank Group
Why it is a key: Whether ordinary adults are inside the financial system at all, which output per person does not reveal.
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2024 figure for Turkmenistan, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
Each grey tick is one of 139 countries in the 2024 edition.
02Over time
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
TurkmenistanWorld median
Turkmenistan rose from 5,064 in 2000 to 19,314 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
| Year | Turkmenistan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,314 | 17,265 |
| 2024 | 18,471 | 18,108 |
| 2023 | 17,686 | 17,686 |
| 2022 | 16,944 | 16,933 |
| 2021 | 16,260 | 16,260 |
| 2020 | 15,631 | 15,631 |
| 2019 | 15,081 | 16,761 |
| 2018 | 14,499 | 16,349 |
| 2017 | 13,963 | 16,129 |
| 2016 | 13,420 | 15,512 |
| 2015 | 12,927 | 14,857 |
| 2014 | 12,424 | 14,475 |
| 2013 | 11,516 | 14,681 |
| 2012 | 10,689 | 14,631 |
| 2011 | 9,838 | 13,916 |
| 2010 | 8,759 | 14,101 |
| 2009 | 8,187 | 13,655 |
| 2008 | 7,870 | 14,030 |
| 2007 | 6,994 | 13,755 |
| 2006 | 6,416 | 12,983 |
| 2005 | 5,890 | 12,023 |
| 2004 | 5,310 | 11,608 |
| 2003 | 5,155 | 11,183 |
| 2002 | 5,090 | 11,144 |
| 2001 | 5,179 | 10,907 |
| 2000 | 5,064 | 10,589 |
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
TurkmenistanWorld median
Turkmenistan was at -1.202 in both 2000 and 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
| Year | Turkmenistan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.202 | 0.1310 |
| 2023 | -1.343 | 0.0710 |
| 2022 | -1.386 | 0.0580 |
| 2021 | -1.431 | 0.0010 |
| 2020 | -1.116 | 0.0470 |
| 2019 | -1.267 | 0.0300 |
| 2018 | -1.244 | -0.0150 |
| 2017 | -1.551 | 0.0080 |
| 2016 | -1.533 | -0.0660 |
| 2015 | -1.888 | -0.0600 |
| 2014 | -1.738 | -0.0190 |
| 2013 | -1.980 | 0.0140 |
| 2012 | -2.072 | 0.0060 |
| 2011 | -2.223 | -0.0140 |
| 2010 | -1.501 | -0.0020 |
| 2009 | -1.471 | 0.0990 |
| 2008 | -1.623 | 0.0700 |
| 2007 | -1.625 | -0.0080 |
| 2006 | -1.499 | 0.0740 |
| 2005 | -1.280 | 0.0510 |
| 2004 | -1.469 | 0.0505 |
| 2003 | -1.656 | 0.0450 |
| 2002 | -1.375 | 0.0100 |
| 2001 | -1.446 | 0.0470 |
| 2000 | -1.202 | 0.0160 |
03In context
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 150 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
The standing is each country’s place among all 150 placed on the topic; the other columns are the publishers’ own values, read at the edition the standing used.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47th | 37,851 | 0.363 | 87.05 | |
| =67th | 16,834 | -0.071 | 91.06 | |
| 86th | 11,623 | 0.22 | 59.66 | |
| 101st | 19,314 | -1.202 | — | |
| not placed | — | -0.818 | — |
“—” means the publisher gives no reading for that country in that edition. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed.
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 150.
The countries immediately above and below Turkmenistan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
19 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Statistics on which Turkmenistan does better than the middle country measured.
Turkmenistan: 5.217 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 107th of 110 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = worst. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Turkmenistan: 6.3 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 28th of 186 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Turkmenistan: 121.16 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 45th of 195 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Turkmenistan: 113.98 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 69th of 194 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Turkmenistan: 112.03 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 73rd of 195 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Statistics on which Turkmenistan does worse than the middle country measured.
Turkmenistan: 1,834 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.
Position 128th of 179 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Turkmenistan: 22.5 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 159th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Turkmenistan: 0.09 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 81st of 84 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Turkmenistan: -1.689 · world median -0.09 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -2.035 to 2.132; higher is better.
Position 202nd of 209 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Turkmenistan: 84.22 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 2nd of 209 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Turkmenistan: 347.31 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 14th of 188 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Turkmenistan: 35.97 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 23rd of 158 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Turkmenistan: 12.36 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 48th of 158 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Turkmenistan: 3.916 · world median 7.975 · Public sector wage bill (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0.977 to 42.65.
Position 150th of 168 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Turkmenistan: 14.47 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 126th of 138 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Turkmenistan: 0.096 · world median 2.579 · Net ODA received (% of GNI). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -0.001 to 101.78.
Position 119th of 130 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Turkmenistan: 0.09 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 178th of 188 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Turkmenistan: 28.17 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 133rd of 138 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Turkmenistan: 13.7 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 135th of 138 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
No current reading for Turkmenistan
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution (last 2017), Adjusted Net Savings, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Container Port Traffic, Debt Service on External Debt (last 1997), General Government Consumption (last 2024), Gini Index, Global Innovation Index, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2021), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) (last 2009), Gross Savings (% of GDP), Household Consumption (last 2012), ICT Goods Exports (last 2000), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Logistics Performance Index (last 2018), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2004), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Prosperity Gap, Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP) (last 2019) and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation is Turkmenistan’s 4th best-placed topic of 10. Strongest first; each marker sits at the position divided by that topic’s field, so fields of different sizes compare fairly.
No standing on Gender & Equality, Mobility & Connectivity: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
The three countries placed highest of 150, and the leaders Turkmenistan can most readily be measured against.
1Iceland
Northern Europe
1st of 150 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2Switzerland
Western Europe
2nd of 150 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Simon Koopmann derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 2.0 de, greyscale
3Austria
Western Europe
3rd of 150 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
Highest in Asia
Highest in Central Asia
This page
Positions out of 150 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis

On economy & innovation
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.

On economy & innovation
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita. India is the better placed on five of them; Pakistan on one.

On economy & innovation
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
Turkmenistan is placed 101st of 150 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP) and Economic Complexity Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
19,314 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
-1.202 in 2024 (eCI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)), according to Growth Lab at Harvard University. The world median in the same edition was 0.131.
Iran is placed joint 67th of 150, and Turkmenistan 101st. GDP per Capita (PPP): Iran 16,834, Turkmenistan 19,314; Economic Complexity Index: Iran -0.071, Turkmenistan -1.202.
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 5,064 in 2000 to 19,314 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index was -1.202 in both 2000 and 2024.
No current reading is published for Turkmenistan on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Adjusted Net Savings, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Container Port Traffic, Debt Service on External Debt, General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Global Innovation Index, GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Gross Savings (% of GDP), Household Consumption, ICT Goods Exports, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Logistics Performance Index, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Prosperity Gap, Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP) and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Keep reading
10Method
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
A standing is a place in a list, not a mark out of anything. This one is part of the Country Index 2026, and it is worked out like this.
The other 19 statistics on this page come from 5 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Turkmenistan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
Nations Inquiry (2026). Turkmenistan: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/turkmenistan/economy