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Mining in Turkmenistan

Mining in Turkmenistan: the public figures we hold so far. The World Bank puts mineral rents close to zero (2019) and ores and metals at 0.4% of merchandise exports (2000). No world production share, mine or listed company project is recorded here yet.

Mineral rents0%of GDP, 2019. Higher than 0% of countries.
Ores and metals0.4%of merchandise exports, 2000.
Governance, World Bank WGI 2025
  • Rule of law-1.42above 8% of countries
  • Political stability+0.24above 53% of countries
  • Regulatory quality-1.88above 2% of countries
  • Control of corruption-1.31above 9% of countries
Estimates from −2.5 to +2.5; the bar sits at the country's score.

Mining in Turkmenistan at a glance

Mining law
Law on Subsoil 2014 (amended 2018). Replaced the Law on Subsoil 1992; amended again by law No. 685-V of 5 January 2018. Source: USGS

Mining employment from the ILO usually counts all of mining and quarrying, often with oil and gas; national shares of GDP and exports are as each source defines them.

History of mining in Turkmenistan

What the ground holds. iodine, natural gas, petroleum, sulphur, salt, barite and ozokerite. Source: USGS

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World shares: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, latest year per mineral. Mineral rents, exports and governance: World Bank WDI and WGI. Trade: CEPII BACI. Projects: listed companies' announcements.

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