Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Turkmenistan, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Turkmenistan stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of up 42.1% on the previous year and down 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Turkmenistan peaked at 14.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -4.3%, in 2002.
Turkmenistan ranks 138th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -67.9% |
| 2002 | -4.3% | -827.1% |
| 2003 | -0.6% | -86.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -391.2% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +603.0% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +47.4% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -76.4% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +143.5% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +82.9% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -30.5% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -46.7% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -97.8% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +6863.6% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -101.2% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -3211.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -79.6% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +42.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | -4.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.6% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -0.1% | 7.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Turkmenistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2951 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,433 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,454 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,034 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,913 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,947 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of gdp per employed person in Turkmenistan?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in Turkmenistan was 0.8% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.3% in 2002.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Turkmenistan ranks 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per employed person rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).