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    Turkmenistan

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    Asia · #97 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    37.7▲ +0.8 YoY
    ●●○0.65IEPA COMPOSITE

    Turkmenistan scores 37.7 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #97 of 117 economies. That is up 0.8 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Prosperity Outcomes at 58.6. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 17.7. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262835424956
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202405101520
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #126of 145 ranked economies▲ 9 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024119126133144
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    3.45% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    30
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -1.20
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -1.25
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Minerals7 of 48 made · 32% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods4 of 78 made · 8% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals5 of 157 made · 13% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture4 of 200 made · 12% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies2 of 104 made · 7% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories1 of 50 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts0 of 155 made · 2% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 0% made, and only 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 23 OF 30 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Polymers of ethylene$74B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY +0.20
    Copper wire$27B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.05 · COMPLEXITY -0.21
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 447 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇹🇿Tanzania36.4→🇧🇴Bolivia36.2→🇬🇹Guatemala37.2→🇮🇷Iran35.2→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-06-25
    23organizations indexed across 3 types · 23 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    16
    Government bodies
    5
    Research organizations
    2
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 23 indexed
    National Institute of Sports and Tourism of Turkmenistan
    Universities & research bodies · Ashgabat · 2008
    International Turkmen-Turkish University
    Universities & research bodies · Ashgabat · 1994
    Central Bank of Turkmenistan
    Research organizations · Ashgabat · 1991
    Union of Economists of Turkmenistan
    Government bodies · Ashgabat
    Turkmen State Power Engineering Institute
    Government bodies · Mary · 1997
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    Turkmenistan: common questions

    What is Turkmenistan's IEPA score?
    Turkmenistan scores 37.7 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #97 of 117 economies.
    What is Turkmenistan's strongest zone?
    Prosperity Outcomes, at 58.6. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Turkmenistan back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 17.7, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Turkmenistan compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Tanzania (36.4), Bolivia (36.2), Guatemala (37.2), Iran (35.2).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Turkmenistan →