ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, February 22. The total
volume of cargo transported through Turkmenistan’s state border
checkpoints reached 20 million tons in 2025, marking the highest
indicator since 2019,
Trend reports via the country's State Customs Service.
Transit shipments exceeded 7 million tons last year, increasing
by 28% compared to 2024, with transit cargo flows carried out to
and from 108 countries.
Meanwhile, the whole transport and communications sector in
Turkmenistan grew by 13.2% in 2025. Freight transport by road,
rail, air, sea, and river increased by 0.7%, while passenger
transportation rose by 59.8%.
Turkmenistan plays a key transit role in Central Asia,
participating in the Lapis Lazuli Corridor (linking
Afghanistan/Central Asia to Europe via Türkiye), as a potential
link in the INSTC (via Iran/Persian Gulf), and as a Caspian Sea
nation leveraging the Middle Corridor (Trans-Caspian) and the
TRACECA network (Europe-Caucasus-Asia) to diversify trade,
connecting to Europe, Türkiye, and the Indian Ocean through the
Ashgabat Agreement, aiming to become a major Eurasian logistics hub
and reduce reliance on traditional routes.
