Turkmenistan is the 95th largest export economy in the world. In 2016, Turkmenistan exported $7.06B and imported $4.77B, resulting in a positive trade balance of $2.29B. In 2016 the GDP of Turkmenistan was $36.2B and its GDP per capita was $16.9k.

The top exports of Turkmenistan are Petroleum Gas ($5.26B), Crude Petroleum ($484M), Refined Petroleum ($233M), Raw Cotton ($220M) and Special Purpose Ships ($214M), using the 1992 revision of the HS (Harmonized System) classification. Its top imports are Iron Structures ($324M), Other Heating Machinery ($230M), Air Pumps ($197M), Liquid Pumps ($105M) and Valves ($102M).

The top export destinations of Turkmenistan are China ($4.99B), Turkey ($412M), Italy ($380M), Russia ($327M) and Afghanistan ($278M). The top import origins are Turkey ($1.23B), Russia ($561M), Japan ($396M), Germany ($362M) and South Korea ($361M).

Turkmenistan borders Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan by land and Azerbaijan by sea.