At the end of 2024, Turkmenistan's external debt amounted to 4.1% of GDP, while there has been no internal debt since January 2022. This was announced by the country's Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy, Babaniyaz Yalakov, at the Days of Turkmenistan's Economy in Germany, according to the news website Turkmenportal.

The republic's GDP in 2024 exceeded $68.7 billion, and economic growth remained at 6.3%. Investments in the economy reached $12.1 billion, which is 9% more than a year earlier. The volume of foreign investments grew by almost a quarter to $1.4 billion, or 11.6% of the total investment volume.

The main areas for investment remain the oil and gas sector, the chemical industry, energy, construction and the agro-industrial complex. Inflation at the end of 2024 was 3.8%, and at the end of the first three quarters of 2025, it was 3.9%.

Turkmenistan's foreign trade turnover reached $19.7 billion in 2024, with exports exceeding imports. Exports are dominated by hydrocarbons and manufacturing products, while supplies of electricity, fertilisers, construction materials and textiles are also growing.

B. Yalakov noted that the development of non-hydrocarbon sectors of the economy is supported by the introduction of innovative technologies and digital solutions that increase the efficiency and competitiveness of national industry.

The forum is being held on 30–31 October in Frankfurt am Main and is organised by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan and TMT Consulting Group.