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Economy of Saudi Arabia vs Turkmenistan compared: GDP & Debt

Updated on by Georank team

Saudi Arabia has a GDP of $1.24T compared to $64.2B for Turkmenistan, ranking 18/197 and 88/197 by economy size, respectively.

Saudi Arabia has $370B in government debt (34.8% of GDP), compared to $2.97B (4.5% of GDP) in Turkmenistan.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Saudi Arabia
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Turkmenistan
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Saudi Arabia Turkmenistan
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 $1,748,124,064 $39,062,138,603 - -
1961 $1,920,811,284 $43,701,490,633 - -
1962 $2,130,606,532 $48,911,870,587 - -
1963 $2,207,393,172 $53,165,300,282 - -
1964 $2,371,808,713 $57,831,504,044 - -
1965 $2,647,955,558 $64,850,377,194 - -
1966 $2,920,555,557 $70,155,880,866 - -
1967 $3,257,022,223 $76,406,337,222 - -
1968 $4,187,777,711 $82,259,159,326 - -
1969 $4,485,777,644 $87,225,874,037 - -
1970 $5,377,333,333 $133,099,787,877 - -
1971 $7,184,806,909 $153,369,697,078 - -
1972 $9,664,267,087 $182,180,374,833 - -
1973 $14,947,435,499 $223,162,035,358 - -
1974 $45,412,957,746 $259,090,398,370 - -
1975 $46,773,208,643 $244,871,098,281 - -
1976 $64,005,665,722 $282,149,187,832 - -
1977 $74,188,986,586 $298,771,678,010 - -
1978 $80,266,516,687 $299,286,687,828 - -
1979 $111,858,444,786 $332,100,224,569 - -
1980 $164,539,660,725 $351,354,104,855 - -
1981 $184,291,360,139 $361,834,100,908 - -
1982 $153,240,313,858 $303,545,917,341 - -
1983 $129,171,635,311 $270,175,776,743 - -
1984 $119,624,858,116 $259,348,470,470 - -
1985 $103,897,846,494 $240,644,765,872 - -
1986 $86,961,922,765 $243,070,832,682 - -
1987 $85,695,861,148 $235,455,342,414 $2,331,358,820 $9,134,688,479
1988 $88,256,074,766 $250,996,198,535 $3,010,982,414 $10,141,662,024
1989 $95,344,459,279 $252,038,318,255 $3,006,988,217 $9,710,101,902
1990 $117,630,173,565 $275,795,698,496 $3,189,539,641 $13,145,978,552
1991 $132,223,230,975 $298,468,230,595 $3,208,098,919 $12,540,571,637
1992 $137,087,850,467 $312,139,812,825 $3,200,539,816 $10,663,751,367
1993 $132,967,957,276 $313,325,431,978 $3,179,225,949 $10,823,707,656
1994 $135,174,899,866 $316,311,316,730 $2,561,118,608 $8,951,221,334
1995 $143,343,124,166 $317,297,284,499 $2,482,228,440 $8,306,729,733
1996 $158,662,483,311 $327,782,952,467 $2,378,759,975 $8,863,279,974
1997 $165,963,684,913 $336,460,414,156 $2,450,350,625 $7,852,866,037
1998 $146,775,466,667 $345,894,131,085 $2,605,689,134 $8,410,419,553
1999 $161,717,066,667 $343,703,259,654 $2,450,564,100 $9,798,138,737
2000 $189,514,933,333 $359,919,640,768 $2,904,663,311 $10,334,005,228
2001 $184,137,600,000 $361,159,899,362 $3,534,772,732 $10,782,898,471
2002 $189,605,866,667 $358,673,710,260 $4,462,029,109 $10,810,629,921
2003 $215,807,733,333 $390,124,853,186 $5,977,440,583 $11,164,010,880
2004 $258,742,133,333 $423,796,550,560 $6,838,351,088 $11,722,256,910
2005 $328,459,608,764 $448,990,815,757 $8,103,901,996 $13,250,139,963
2006 $376,900,133,511 $463,868,057,905 $10,276,674,365 $14,704,118,675
2007 $415,964,509,673 $474,136,491,555 $12,664,165,103 $16,330,291,194
2008 $519,796,800,000 $503,713,066,804 $19,271,523,179 $18,730,843,999
2009 $429,097,866,667 $498,339,873,323 $20,214,385,965 $19,873,425,505
2010 $528,207,466,667 $523,453,786,401 $22,583,157,895 $21,701,780,649
2011 $680,660,800,000 $585,005,967,585 $29,233,333,333 $24,891,942,389
2012 $751,921,333,333 $618,711,129,254 $35,164,210,526 $27,654,947,984
2013 $769,755,733,333 $636,936,502,413 $39,197,543,860 $30,475,752,707
2014 $787,153,066,667 $662,570,908,160 $43,524,210,526 $33,614,755,226
2015 $693,414,400,000 $693,414,400,000 $35,799,714,286 $35,799,714,286
2016 $689,279,466,667 $705,230,699,063 $36,169,428,571 $38,019,296,559
2017 $741,266,133,333 $713,567,089,639 $37,926,285,714 $40,490,550,854
2018 $886,564,800,000 $736,593,549,190 $40,765,428,571 $43,000,964,983
2019 $888,890,133,333 $748,758,860,046 $45,232,857,143 $45,710,025,795
2020 $767,951,200,000 $720,270,347,023 $45,818,000,000 $48,406,917,339
2021 $982,661,066,667 $767,229,070,839 $50,007,428,571 $51,408,146,222
2022 $1,239,075,200,000 $859,301,066,621 $58,972,000,000 $54,595,451,255
2023 $1,218,584,533,333 $863,963,569,240 $60,628,857,143 $58,035,050,719
2024 $1,237,529,866,667 $879,583,643,097 $64,239,891,739 $59,349,032,300

Economic indicators

Saudi Arabia Turkmenistan
Gross domestic product
$1.24T
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank
18/197
2024
88/197
2024
GDP growth
1.55%
2023-2024
5.96%
2023-2024
GDP per capita
$35,057
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank
32/197
2024
91/197
2024
GDP per capita, PPP
$71,243
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$370B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
34.8%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,473
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank
58/185
2024
172/185
2024
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,072
2025
$8,974
2025
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.73T
2024
n/a
Number of millionaires
351,855
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
15
2025
n/a
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.4%
1998
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.5%
2025
11.1%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
1.69%
2023-2024
3.9%
2024-2025
Central bank interest rate
4.75%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.52%
2024
4%
2010
Population
36428123
7713465

GDP per capita in Saudi Arabia vs Turkmenistan

Saudi Arabia's GDP per capita is $35,057, ranking 32/197, compared to $8,572 in Turkmenistan, ranking 91/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd at $71,243, while Turkmenistan ranks 94th at $20,408.

Saudi Arabia
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Turkmenistan
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Saudi Arabia Turkmenistan
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 $718 - - -
1961 $760 - - -
1962 $813 - - -
1963 $812 - - -
1964 $840 - - -
1965 $904 - - -
1966 $961 - - -
1967 $1,032 - - -
1968 $1,276 - - -
1969 $1,313 - - -
1970 $1,509 - - -
1971 $1,929 - - -
1972 $2,474 - - -
1973 $3,640 - - -
1974 $10,503 - - -
1975 $10,266 - - -
1976 $13,313 - - -
1977 $14,595 - - -
1978 $14,914 - - -
1979 $19,612 - - -
1980 $27,206 - - -
1981 $28,703 - - -
1982 $22,454 - - -
1983 $17,810 - - -
1984 $15,541 - - -
1985 $12,745 - - -
1986 $10,078 - - -
1987 $9,386 - $675 -
1988 $9,165 - $846 -
1989 $9,414 - $821 -
1990 $11,055 $46,214 $848 $5,321
1991 $11,847 $49,295 $832 $5,117
1992 $11,730 $50,355 $811 $4,351
1993 $10,885 $49,503 $788 $4,422
1994 $10,602 $48,904 $622 $3,659
1995 $10,786 $48,052 $592 $3,405
1996 $11,472 $48,569 $558 $3,636
1997 $11,545 $48,796 $565 $3,222
1998 $9,836 $48,867 $591 $3,432
1999 $10,452 $47,495 $546 $3,981
2000 $11,715 $48,644 $634 $4,209
2001 $10,805 $47,381 $756 $4,401
2002 $10,586 $45,466 $936 $4,393
2003 $11,487 $48,078 $1,229 $4,536
2004 $13,154 $51,225 $1,379 $4,798
2005 $15,976 $53,548 $1,604 $5,489
2006 $17,564 $54,639 $1,997 $6,164
2007 $18,596 $55,030 $2,415 $6,901
2008 $22,320 $57,236 $3,606 $7,916
2009 $17,718 $54,787 $3,708 $8,285
2010 $22,028 $58,829 $4,059 $8,972
2011 $27,127 $64,125 $5,144 $10,283
2012 $28,733 $65,034 $6,054 $11,035
2013 $27,865 $62,203 $6,600 $11,723
2014 $27,805 $62,578 $7,164 $12,477
2015 $23,256 $53,931 $5,759 $12,715
2016 $22,268 $49,937 $5,687 $12,919
2017 $23,929 $53,120 $5,828 $13,278
2018 $29,360 $59,378 $6,125 $14,368
2019 $29,567 $59,560 $6,648 $15,478
2020 $24,339 $47,518 $6,593 $15,091
2021 $31,921 $62,690 $7,051 $16,434
2022 $38,510 $71,968 $8,156 $18,340
2023 $36,157 $71,565 $8,233 $19,829
2024 $35,057 $71,243 $8,572 $20,408

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, Saudi Arabia's government spending was $418B, accounting for 32.5% of its GDP, while Turkmenistan's spent $7.26B, or 11.1% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 34.8% in Saudi Arabia and 4.5% in Turkmenistan, ranking 149/185 and 183/185, respectively.

Saudi Arabia
Government spending

Government debt
Turkmenistan
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Saudi Arabia Turkmenistan
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
1990 39.3% - - -
1991 34.9% 39.4% - -
1992 41.2% 47.8% - -
1993 37.7% 58.6% - -
1994 33.8% 67.9% - -
1995 32.4% 74.2% - -
1996 33.3% 75.2% - -
1997 35.6% 76.7% 14.6% 84.9%
1998 34.5% 101.5% 14.2% 107.9%
1999 30.3% 103% 11.3% 88.2%
2000 33.1% 86.7% 14.1% 72.9%
2001 36.9% 93.1% 12.3% 45.1%
2002 35.9% 96.4% 10.6% 32%
2003 33.1% 81.6% 11.3% 22.4%
2004 31.1% 62.9% 11% 15.1%
2005 28.2% 37.3% 11.5% 9.01%
2006 27.3% 25.8% 8.74% 5.59%
2007 29.5% 17.1% 7.86% 4.05%
2008 26.7% 12.1% 6.36% 4.71%
2009 37.1% 14% 7.84% 4.08%
2010 33% 8.43% 8.86% 6.21%
2011 32.6% 5.34% 9.62% 10%
2012 33% 3.01% 10.3% 13.8%
2013 35.2% 2.13% 13% 16%
2014 39.7% 1.54% 13.2% 12.3%
2015 39.9% 5.67% 13.8% 14.5%
2016 34.5% 12.7% 11.9% 18.5%
2017 32.1% 16.5% 14.7% 20%
2018 34% 17.6% 11.4% 18.7%
2019 33.7% 21.6% 11.6% 15.3%
2020 39.1% 31% 11.8% 13.3%
2021 31.7% 28.6% 10.9% 10.7%
2022 28.2% 23.8% 9.44% 5.77%
2023 32.3% 26.2% 10.9% 4.66%
2024 33.8% 29.9% 11.3% 4.62%
2025 32.5% 34.8% 11.1% 4.5%

Government deficit by year

In 2024, Saudi Arabia's government deficit, the difference between spending and revenue, was -$35.2B, equivalent to -2.84% of GDP. This compares to Turkmenistan's surplus of $204M, or 0.32% of GDP.

Over the past 28 years, Saudi Arabia recorded a fiscal deficit in 16 of those years, while Turkmenistan ran a deficit in 8 years. On average, Saudi Arabia posted an annual surplus equal to +1.03% of GDP, compared to surplus of +1.07% of GDP for Turkmenistan.

Deficit/surplus
Saudi Arabia

Turkmenistan
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Saudi Arabia Turkmenistan
1991 -3.28% -
1992 -8.12% -
1993 -9.33% -
1994 -8.31% -
1995 -5.12% -
1996 -3.25% -
1997 -2.51% -0.11%
1998 -8.88% 0.63%
1999 -5.99% 1.35%
2000 3.18% -0.3%
2001 -3.91% 0.42%
2002 -5.91% 0.1%
2003 1.2% 2.17%
2004 9.72% 0.8%
2005 18% 0.47%
2006 20.8% 3.07%
2007 11.8% 2.28%
2008 29.8% 5.85%
2009 -5.38% 4.11%
2010 4.39% 1.29%
2011 11.5% 2.4%
2012 11.8% 5.27%
2013 5.58% 1.18%
2014 -3.49% 0.69%
2015 -15.5% -0.56%
2016 -13.7% -2.01%
2017 -8.89% -2.35%
2018 -5.45% -0.18%
2019 -4.2% -0.34%
2020 -10.7% -0.14%
2021 -2.24% 0.46%
2022 2.5% 2.45%
2023 -2.02% 0.75%
2024 -2.84% 0.32%
2025 -4.93% 0.17%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 29 years, Saudi Arabia has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 1.93%, compared with 44.8% in Turkmenistan. In 2024, inflation was 1.69% in Saudi Arabia and 3.9% in Turkmenistan.

Inflation
Saudi Arabia

Turkmenistan
Year Inflation
Saudi Arabia Turkmenistan Saudi Arabia Turkmenistan
1996 1.22% 992%
1997 0.06% 83.7%
1998 -0.37% 16.8%
1999 -1.33% 23.5%
2000 -1.13% 8%
2001 -1.12% 11.6%
2002 0.25% 8.8%
2003 0.61% 5.6%
2004 0.52% 5.9%
2005 0.48% 10.7%
2006 2.21% 8.2%
2007 4.17% 6.3%
2008 9.87% 14.5%
2009 5.06% -2.7%
2010 5.34% 4.4%
2011 5.83% 5.3%
2012 2.87% 5.3%
2013 3.53% 6.8%
2014 2.24% 6%
2015 1.2% 7.4%
2016 2.07% 3.6%
2017 -0.84% 8%
2018 2.46% 13.3%
2019 -2.09% 5.1%
2020 3.45% 6.1%
2021 3.06% 19.5%
2022 2.47% 11.2%
2023 2.33% -1.6%
2024 1.69% 4.6%
2025 - 3.9%

Top exports between countries

Saudi Arabia
Export category Export value
Machinery & equipment $2.27M
Chemicals & pharma $309K
Textiles & consumer goods $219K
Raw agricultural goods $85K
Raw materials & minerals $20K
Metals $2K
Miscellaneous $1K
Wood & paper products $1K
Turkmenistan
Export category Export value
Chemicals & pharma $45K
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $38K
Textiles & consumer goods $29K
Precious metals & jewellery $15K
Raw materials & minerals $8K
Machinery & equipment $4K

Balance of trade

Saudi Arabia Turkmenistan
Current account balance
-$5.75B
2024
n/a
Current account balance ranking
171/189
2024
n/a
Current account balance, % of GDP
-0.46%
2024
n/a
Goods imports
$215B
2024
n/a
Goods exports
$306B
2024
n/a
Service imports
$102B
2024
n/a
Service exports
$55.3B
2024
n/a
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
12.5%
2023
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
29.2%
2024
21.6%
2023

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Saudi Arabia Turkmenistan
Economic freedom 64.4 47.1
Economic freedom ranking 70/197 178/197
Property rights 51 17.7
Government integrity 48.1 7.3
Judicial effectiveness 38.1 8.2
Tax burden 99.3 94.2
Government spending 71.6 96.7
Fiscal health 98.1 100
Business freedom 70.6 37.4
Labor freedom 43.1 33.9
Monetary freedom 80.1 75.1
Trade freedom 72.8 74.2
Investment freedom 50 10
Financial freedom 50 10

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for Saudi Arabia is 64.4, ranking 70/197, compared to 47.1 for Turkmenistan, ranking 178/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Saudi Arabia
Turkmenistan
Year Economic freedom index
Saudi Arabia Turkmenistan
1996 68.3 -
1997 68.7 -
1998 69.3 35
1999 65.5 36.1
2000 66.5 37.6
2001 62.2 41.8
2002 65.3 43.2
2003 63.2 51.3
2004 60.4 50.7
2005 63 47.6
2006 63 43.8
2007 60.9 43
2008 62.5 43.4
2009 64.3 44.2
2010 64.1 42.5
2011 66.2 43.6
2012 62.5 43.8
2013 60.6 42.6
2014 62.2 42.2
2015 62.1 41.4
2016 62.1 41.9
2017 64.4 47.4
2018 59.6 47.1
2019 60.7 48.4
2020 62.4 46.5
2021 66 47.4
2022 55.5 46.2
2023 58.3 46.5
2024 61.9 46.3
2025 64.4 47.1

More economic indicators

Saudi Arabia Turkmenistan
Services, % of GDP
47.2%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
44.8%
2024
39.3%
2023
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
2.54%
2024
11.3%
2023
GNI, Atlas method
$1.26T
2024
$62.9B
2024
GNI per capita, PPP
$71,600
2024
$20,220
2024
Total reserves including gold
$464B
2024
$1.51B
1999
Total reserves ranking
7/177
2024
135/177
1999
Net foreign direct investment
$1.8B
2024
n/a
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$20.3B
2024
$1.64B
2024
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
$22B
2024
n/a
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
n/a
1.93%
2023
Poverty at national poverty lines n/a
0.2%
2020
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
30.1%
2024
47.2%
2012

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Principal and interest payments to the IMF in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt expressed as a share of GNI.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.