Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan
Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 7.6% of GDP in Afghanistan and 3.1% of GDP in Turkmenistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 4.6 percentage points, or 2.48 times that in Turkmenistan.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Afghanistan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Turkmenistan.
- In 2025, Afghanistan ranked 146 and Turkmenistan ranked 147 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Turkmenistan at 2.5% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Afghanistan | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.6 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 8.9 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 8.3 | 5.5 |
| 2022 | 10.6 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 11.1 | 12.3 |
| 2020 | 7.3 | 15.4 |
| 2019 | 6.1 | 17.7 |
| 2018 | 7.4 | 22.5 |
| 2017 | 8 | 24.7 |
| 2016 | 8.4 | 21.1 |
| 2015 | 9.2 | 19 |
| 2014 | 8.7 | 16 |
| 2013 | 6.9 | 20.4 |
| 2012 | 6.8 | 17.9 |
| 2011 | 7.5 | 14.8 |
| 2010 | 7.7 | 7 |
| 2009 | 16.3 | 3.1 |
| 2008 | 19.1 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | 20.1 | 3.1 |
| 2006 | 23 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | 206.4 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | 245 | 11.4 |
| 2003 | 270.6 | 16.9 |
| 2002 | 346 | 24.2 |
| 2001 | – | 34.1 |
| 2000 | – | 55.1 |
| 1999 | – | 66.7 |
| 1998 | – | 81.6 |
| 1997 | – | 64.2 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Afghanistan | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | 2.9 |
| 2027 | – | 2.8 |
| 2028 | – | 2.7 |
| 2029 | – | 2.6 |
| 2030 | – | 2.5 |
| 2031 | – | 2.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Turkmenistan: 70.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Turkmenistan: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Turkmenistan: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAfghanistan: 30% in 2022Turkmenistan: 94.9% in 2022
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Turkmenistan: 2.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Turkmenistan: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Turkmenistan: 7.36 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Turkmenistan: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Turkmenistan: 2.69 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Turkmenistan: 47.1% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Turkmenistan: 26.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Turkmenistan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Turkmenistan: 2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Turkmenistan: 3.11% of GDP in 1999
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Turkmenistan: $188M in 1999
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Turkmenistan: $25 in 1999
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Turkmenistan: 15% of government spending in 1999
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Turkmenistan: 57,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Turkmenistan: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Turkmenistan: 2.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Turkmenistan: 382 million TIV in 2021