The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) reports that in 2001 the purchasing power parity of Turkmenistan's exports was $2.7 billion while imports totaled $2.3 billion resulting in a trade surplus of $400 million.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reports that in 1997 Turkmenistan had exports of goods totaling $774 million and imports totaling $1.01 billion. The services credit totaled $272 million and debit $675 million. The following table summarizes Turkmenistan's balance of payments as reported by the IMF for 1997 in millions of US dollars.
Current Account | -580 |
Balance on goods | -231 |
Balance on services | -403 |
Balance on income | 85 |
Current transfers | -31 |
Capital Account | -9 |
Financial Account | 1,060 |
Direct investment abroad | … |
Direct investment in Turkmenistan | 108 |
Portfolio investment assets | -5 |
Portfolio investment liabilities | … |
Other investment assets | 206 |
Other investment liabilities | 752 |
Net Errors and Omissions | -73 |
Reserves and Related Items | -398 |
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