Turkmenistan's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) was 382 million in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 61.18% from 237 million in 2011 (4.89% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 382 million | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 433 million | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 237 million | 2011 |
| Highest | 433 million | 2016 |
| Lowest | 7 million | 2008 |
| Average since 2012 | 192.14 million | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 18 million |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 640.6% in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 75.1% in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Turkmenistan | 382 million | 2021 |
| World | 33.33 billion | 2025 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 14.57 billion | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | 7.32 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Turkmenistan in the 2021 ranking
- Afghanistan — 2nd of 4: 65 million
- Trinidad and Tobago — 3rd of 4: 32 million
- Seychelles — 4th of 4: 19 million
What this measures
Arms transfers (imports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.
Limitations: SIPRI calculates the volume of transfers to, from and between all parties using the TIV and the number of weapon systems or subsystems delivered in a given year. This data is intended to provide a common unit to allow the measurement if trends in the flow of arms to particular countries and regions over time. Therefore, the main priority is to ensure that the TIV system remains consistent over time, and that any changes introduced are backdated. SIPRI TIV figures do not represent sales prices for arms transfers.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 13 values
| Year | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 382,000,000 |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | no data |
| 2018 | no data |
| 2017 | 108,000,000 |
| 2016 | 433,000,000 |
| 2015 | 169,000,000 |
| 2014 | 72,000,000 |
| 2013 | 69,000,000 |
| 2012 | 112,000,000 |
| 2011 |
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in nearby economies
- Albania — 23 million (2025)
- Armenia — 21 million (2025)
- Austria — 29 million (2025)
- Azerbaijan — 463 million (2025)
- Belarus — 466 million (2025)
- Belgium — 430 million (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 1 million (2025)
- Bulgaria — 540 million (2025)
- Croatia — 141 million (2025)
- Cyprus — 28 million (2025)
More public sector data for Turkmenistan
- Armed forces personnel, total — 57,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 2.87% (2020)
- Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) — 1.01 (2015)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) — 60 (2024)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) — 54.06 (2024)
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%) — 122.19% (2023)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score (scale 0-100) — 13.91 (2024)
Every indicator for Turkmenistan is on the Turkmenistan data page.
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Turkmenistan's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)?
- 382 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2003?
- It is up 2,022% from 18 million in 2003 (18.5% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 433 million in 2016 and the lowest 7 million in 2008.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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