Iran vs Turkmenistan: Economic Indicators Comparison
Iran with a GDP of $454B ranked the 29th largest economy in the world, while Turkmenistan ranked 93rd with $40.8B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Iran and Turkmenistan ranked 102nd vs 9th and 105th vs 92nd, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Iran |  Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $454B | $40.8B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | -3.9% | 6.2% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 2.8% | 7.1% |
| Population | 80M | 5.9M |
| GDP per capita | $5.6k | $7k |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.33% | 4.51% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 9035.96 | 1.26 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.27 | 0.36 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $20k | $20k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $441B | $39.4B |
| GNI per capita | $5.5k | $6.7k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $1.7T | $108.2B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $21k | $18k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Iran | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 35% | 10% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 25% | 8% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 31.2% | 13.6% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 12.2% | 1.2% |
| Unemployment | 12% | 3.8% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 49.2 | 46.5 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 4.83 | 4.1 |
| Human Freedom Index | 5.29 | 4.1 |
| Property Rights Index | 36.9 | 20.1 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 37.1 | 20 |
| Business Freedom Index | 57.3 | 30 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 86.5 | 94.5 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 50.7 | 20 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 5 | 10 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 10 | 10 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 54.6 | 74.2 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 49 | 68.7 |
| Government Spending Index | 89.2 | 93.1 |
| Tax Burden Index | 81 | 95.9 |
| Government Integrity Index | 33.5 | 21.4 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 28 | 20 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 76.3 | 68 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 4.1 | 6.7 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 20.5 | 14.5 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 2.5 | 4.2 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 7.3M | 8.2k |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Iran | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 33.2% | 29.3% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 1.5% | 2.3% |
| External debt stocks | $6.3B | $907.3M |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 62.1% | 20.6% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 0.8% | 22.1% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 8.2% | N/A |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 37.7% | N/A |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 34.7% | 47.2% |
| Total reserves including gold | $7.7B | $1.5B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $3.5B | $2B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Iran | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 24.9% | 22.7% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 23.8% | 12.5% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | $12.5B | N/A |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 25.4% | N/A |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $65M | $14.5M |
| Personal remittances received | $1.3B | $1.6M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 34.9% | 57% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 9.5% | 9.3% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | N/A | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | N/A | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | 19.6% | N/A |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 19% | 15.1% |
