Turkmenistan's natural gas rents (% of GDP) was 7.65% in 2019, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 5.02 percentage points from 12.66% in 2009.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 7.65% | 2019 |
| Five years earlier | 11.35% | 2014 |
| Ten years earlier | 12.66% | 2009 |
| Highest | 55.01% | 2001 |
| Lowest | 1.5% | 1998 |
| Average since 2010 | 12.29% | 2010–2019 |
| First recorded | 35.08% | 1987 |
What the numbers say
In 2019, Turkmenistan's natural gas rents (% of GDP) fell 3.88 percentage points on 2018 (from 11.53% to 7.65%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was −0.39 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.2 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 26.2 percentage points in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 22.21 percentage points in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2010 to 2019 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.2 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 56% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Turkmenistan | 7.65% | 2019 |
| World | 0.52% | 2021 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 0.63% | 2021 |
| Upper middle income | 0.49% | 2021 |
Closest to Turkmenistan in the 2019 ranking
- Northern Mariana Islands — 2nd of 2: 0%
What this measures
Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 33 values
| Year | Natural gas rents (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.65 |
| 2018 | 11.53 |
| 2017 | 7.46 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | 10.58 |
| 2014 | 11.35 |
| 2013 | 16.38 |
| 2012 | 18.74 |
| 2011 | 20.21 |
| 2010 | 13.04 |
| 2009 |
Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in nearby economies
More environment data for Turkmenistan
- Population in largest city — 941,130 (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 26.22% (2025)
- Rural population — 4.03 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 52.89% (2025)
- Urban population — 3.59 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 47.11% (2025)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — 1.61% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — 1.68% (2025)
- Agricultural land (sq. km) — 396,267 (2024)
- Surface area (sq. km) — 491,209 (2024)
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Questions people ask
- What is Turkmenistan's natural gas rents (% of GDP)?
- 7.65% in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1987?
- It is down 27.43 percentage points from 35.08% in 1987. The highest value was 55.01% in 2001 and the lowest 1.5% in 1998.
- Is the latest change in natural gas rents (% of GDP) unusual for Turkmenistan?
- In 2019, Turkmenistan's natural gas rents (% of GDP) fell 3.88 percentage points on 2018 (from 11.53% to 7.65%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was −0.39 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.2 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.NGAS.RT.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/changing-wealth-of-nations/data, note: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in the World Bank's The Changing Wealth of Nations., publisher: World Bank (WB); Staff estimates, Wo… 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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