Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … square in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … square was 2,469 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square in Turkmenistan, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 2,469 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in 2023.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 161.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in Turkmenistan peaked at 4,598 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.07 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1993.
Turkmenistan ranks 90th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … square in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22.07 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 211.78 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +859.7% |
| 1995 | 222.18 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 412.6 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +85.7% |
| 1997 | 565.97 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 1998 | 686.05 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 712.33 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 1,005 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 2001 | 1,161 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 1,190 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1,046 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 958.39 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 660.53 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2006 | 551.05 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 434.53 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 372.55 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 368.11 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 423.98 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 552.19 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2012 | 652.4 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 944.49 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 2014 | 3,323 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +251.8% |
| 2015 | 3,137 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 3,227 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 3,681 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 3,900 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 4,598 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 4,453 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 3,514 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 2,418 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2023 | 2,469 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 2,469 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33,281 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 2,469 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34,901 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … square in Turkmenistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +859.7% | 22.07 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 211.78 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +251.8% | 944.49 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,323 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 404.71 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 22.07 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 712.33 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 774.69 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 368.11 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,190 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,444 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 423.98 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,598 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,214 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,418 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,453 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 87 Burkina Faso 2,660 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 88 Haiti 2,647 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 89 Tanzania 2,489 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 91 Sierra Leone 2,151 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 92 Vanuatu 2,091 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 93 Guinea-Bissau 1,952 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Turkmenistan
- Net financial flows, IBRD 0 NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 408.80 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 2.40 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 2.40 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 40.91 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 1.4% (2025)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in Turkmenistan?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in Turkmenistan was 2,469 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,598 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.07 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
- Turkmenistan ranks 90th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.