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Turkmenistan

7.5 million people

Turkmenistan has no digital ID yet. A Unified Identification and Authentication System is a stated priority and a 2026-2028 state programme was approved in January 2026. No CBDC work was found.

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Digital ID · Goal 16.9

Digital ID in Turkmenistan

Program
Internal passport
Status
No government digital ID
National ID card
Not confirmed
Biometrics
Not confirmed
Law
No digital ID law; laws on electronic documents (2020), e-government (2022), personal data (2017)

The internal passport is the main ID for citizens aged 16 and over. A UNDP assessment cited by SEAP calls digital efforts fragmented. A state programme for 2026-2028 and action plan were approved in January 2026.

Digital money · Goal 8.10

Central bank digital currency

Status
No known work

No public CBDC work found as of Oct 2026.

On the record

What has happened, newest first

  1. 2026-01Rolling it out

    A 2026-2028 state digital programme and action plan were approved. SEAP ↗

UN and WHO

How Turkmenistan has voted

WHO
Accepted the 2024 rule changes
Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
No recorded objection
Migration compact (Dec 2018)
Didn't vote
Paris climate deal
Party
SDG Index 2026
59.9 · rank 128 of 169
Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
2

Sovereignty score

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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.