Defence spending
US$111.92m
0.1% of GDPGDP 2026
1999 annual observation. Annual military expenditure, current US dollars at the year's exchange rate; not procurement orders.
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Central Asia · Military profile
Turkmenistan country profile with source-backed equipment operators and dated national observations. The linked records retain their published sources and reference years.
01 / National data
Military, personnel and economic indicators
1999 annual observation. Annual military expenditure, current US dollars at the year's exchange rate; not procurement orders.
EQUIPMENT & WEAPONS
Equipment listed in inventory and operator sources, grouped by force and category. Sourced quantities retain their date, variant coverage and inventory status. Equipment without a documented count is listed by type.
126 matching equipment types
| Equipment | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | |
| Mikoyan MiG-29 | 242024 |
| Sukhoi Su-25 | 19Air Force · 2025 25Turkmen Air Force · 2026Wikipedia |
| Support aircraft | |
| Alenia C-27J Spartan | 2Air Force · 2025 2Turkmen Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Antonov An-26 | 1Air Force · 2025 1Turkmen Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Antonov An-74 | 2Turkmen Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano | 52024 |
| ZALA 421-08 | In service |
| Trainer aircraft | |
| Aero L-39 Albatros | 2Air Force · 2025 |
| Leonardo M-346 | 4Turkmen Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Helicopters | |
| AgustaWestland AW109 | 3Federal Border Guard Service · 2025 ≥3Air Force · 2025 1Turkmen Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| AgustaWestland AW139 | 2Federal Border Guard Service · 2025 ≥2Air Force · 2025 ≥2Turkmen Air Force · 2025 |
| Mil Mi-17 | 15Turkmen Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Equipment | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|
| Tanks | |
| T-72 | 650Turkmen Ground Forces · 2024Wikipedia |
| T-90 | 4Army · 2025 4Turkmen Ground Forces · 2024Wikipedia |
| Armoured vehicles | |
| BMC Amazon | In service |
| BMC Kirpi | ≥28Turkmen Ground Forces · 2024Wikipedia |
| BMC Vuran | In service |
| BMD-1 | 8Army · 2025 8Turkmen Ground Forces · 2025 |
| BMP-1 | 604Turkmen Ground Forces · 2024Wikipedia |
| BMP-2 | 4Army · 2025 430Turkmen Ground Forces · 2025 |
| BMP-3 | 4Army · 2025 4Turkmen Ground Forces · 2025 |
| BRDM-2 | 200Army · 2025 200Turkmen Ground Forces · 2025 |
| BTR-60 | 120Army · 2025 120Turkmen Ground Forces · 2025 |
| BTR-70 | 300Army · 2025 300Turkmen Ground Forces · 2025 |
| Equipment | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|
| Air defence | |
| 2K11 Krug | 2Air Force · 2025 2Turkmen Air Force · 2025 |
| 2K12 Kub | 4Turkmen Ground Forces · 2026Wikipedia |
| 9K33 Osa | 40Army · 2025 40Turkmen Ground Forces · 2025 |
| 9K35 Strela-10 | 13Turkmen Ground Forces · 2024Wikipedia |
| Akash (missile) | In service |
| DARDO | In service |
| HQ-7 | In service |
| HQ-9 | 4Air Force · 2025 |
| S-125 Neva/Pechora | In service |
| S-200 missile system | In service |
| ZSU-23-4 Shilka | 48Army · 2025 48Turkmen Ground Forces · 2025 |
| Anti-aircraft guns | |
| AZP S-60 | 22Turkmen Ground Forces · 2024Wikipedia |
| Equipment | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|
| Small arms | |
| AK-47 | In service |
| AK-74 | In service |
| AKM | In service |
| Beretta ARX160 | In service |
| Beretta Px4 Storm | In service |
| Borz | In service |
| DShK | In service |
| IWI Tavor | In service |
| Kord machine gun | In service |
| Makarov pistol | In service |
| MKE JNG-90 | In service |
| Mosin–Nagant | In service |
| Equipment | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|
| Radar & sensors | |
| 1PN58 | In service |
| Central acquisition radar (3D-CAR) | In service |
| P-18 radar | In service |
| P-40 radar | In service |
Coverage is incomplete. “Not documented” means no linked inventory evidence, not zero equipment. Methodology ↗
04 / Data record
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 IISS population assessment | 5,795,896 people | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | superseded |
National full-time active military personnel; the separately reported reserve, gendarmerie and paramilitary totals are excluded.
2025 annual observation. Midyear resident population estimate.
Annual nominal GDP at current market prices, in source-reported current US dollars. Excludes purchasing-power-parity GDP and real GDP growth. Explicit 2026 economic-table year column; USD 76.9bn. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. The explicit 2026 column is forward-looking relative to the November 2025 assessment and is retained as a forecast, not an observed final outturn.
2020 annual observation. Active-duty military personnel, including qualifying paramilitary forces; not an active-regular-only count.
Military reserve personnel in the 2025 IISS source edition cited by this Wikipedia row. Reservists are not normally kept under arms and are available for mobilisation. Excludes the separately reported Active military and Paramilitary columns. This is the cited edition year, not an exact census date.
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