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Turkmenistan reports 6.3% growth for 9 months and a budget collected to 100.1% of plan

The readout of the Cabinet of Ministers’ sitting of 2 October, held by video link under President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, puts GDP growth for January to September at 6.3%, budget revenue at 100.1% of plan and spending at 97.2%, and foreign trade turnover 8.3% above a year earlier. All figures are the state’s own, with no base sums printed.

By CAW Staff5 October 2026
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The sectoral growth rates in the readout are industry 3%, construction 6.7%, transport and communications 10.4%, trade 8.4%, agriculture 4.1% and services 8.4%. Output rose 9.9% against the same months of last year, retail trade 10.5% and capital investment from all sources 3.5%. The readout gives percentages of plans and of last year’s figures, and prints neither the plans nor last year’s figures.

Oil and gas are reported as plan fulfilment: the state concern Türkmennebit produced 109.1% of its oil plan and the refineries processed 106.8% of theirs. Petrol output ran at 119.3% of plan, diesel at 114.7%, lubricants at 100%, liquefied gas at 112% and natural and associated gas at 109.1%.

The readout gives percentages of plans and of last year’s figures, and prints neither the plans nor last year’s figures.

Transport carried 108% of its cargo plan and 102% of its passenger plan. Agricultural output stood at 124.2% of last year’s level for the period, by the readout’s wording.

The foreign ministry’s count was of paper and people: 608 foreign delegations received, 1,011 Turkmen delegations sent abroad and 187 international documents concluded since January. The Mejlis reported 8 laws and 14 resolutions for the 9 months, among them the law on the state protection of Akhal-Teke horses.

Two instructions closed the sitting. The president told Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov to prepare the international events planned to the end of the year and the Neutrality Day celebrations, and told the deputy prime minister for transport to raise the carrying capacity of the railways.

The events Meredov was told to prepare begin on Wednesday in Avaza: the Caspian states’ ministers meet on the sea’s environmental tasks on 7 October, the heads of state of Central Asia and Azerbaijan hold their consultative meeting on 8 October, and the CIS Council of Heads of State sits on 9 October, by the state portal’s programme.

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