Two-way investment brief
Australia–Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan direct investment in Australia
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Total Turkmenistan investment in Australia
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Australian direct investment in Turkmenistan
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Total Australian investment in Turkmenistan
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Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Turkmenistan in Australia
- Australia in Turkmenistan
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Turkmenistan → Australia
- Australia → Turkmenistan
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Economic outlook
Turkmenistan’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 3.4% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 2.3% |
| Inflation | 4.6% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 5.0% |
| Current account, % GDP | 4.7% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 0.8% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | −0.1% | −0.2% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 4.0% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Turkmenistan
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- New Australian FDI in Turkmenistan
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Turkmenistan globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows
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- FDI inflows, 2024
- $1.6 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $49.8 bn
- Region · income
- Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.