Expense in Turkey
Turkey: Expense was 33.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Turkey, 1972–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in Turkey is 33.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Turkey peaked at 35.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1974.
Turkey ranks 50th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.2% | 12.3% | 18.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 13.7% | 18.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 15.1% | 22.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 30.1% | 35.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 28.8% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 29.1% | 33.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More economy & growth data for Turkey
- DEC alternative conversion factor 39.45 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -21.38 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -542.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 7.15 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 181.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -917.68 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -23.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 723,152 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 16,300 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 62.10 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Turkey?
- Expense in Turkey was 33.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1974.
- How does Turkey rank for expense?
- Turkey ranks 50th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.