Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Türkiye

Government expense in Türkiye in 2023 — 33.03%. Ranked 33 in the world out of 87. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 18.12 pp.

2023 33.03% +3.97 pp vs 2022
World rank 33of 87
Period maximum 35.32%2009
Period minimum 12.28%1974

Trend over time

1972–2023 · % of GDP

Government expense — Türkiye, 1972–202301020304019721978198419901996200220082014202020231972: 14.91%1973: 15.14%1974: 12.28%1975: 14.23%1976: 14.08%1977: 15.92%1978: 16.06%1979: 18.72%1980: 18.24%1981: 15.73%1983: 16.75%1984: 17.54%1985: 16.73%1986: 13.67%1987: 14.44%1988: 14.44%1989: 14.99%1990: 15.3%1991: 19.23%1992: 18.87%1993: 22.94%1994: 21.94%1995: 15.12%1996: 18.25%1997: 19.84%1998: 21.84%2008: 30.15%2009: 35.32%2010: 32.64%2011: 30.14%2012: 29.42%2013: 28.99%2014: 29.27%2015: 28.84%2016: 30.61%2017: 31.55%2018: 33.14%2019: 34.89%2020: 33.45%2021: 30.2%2022: 29.06%2023: 33.03%
Change over the period: +18.12 pp Annual average: 0.36 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Türkiye

Türkiye 33.03%
Government expense — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 33.03 +3.97 pp
2022 29.06 −1.14 pp
2021 30.2 −3.25 pp
2020 33.45 −1.44 pp
2019 34.89 +1.75 pp
2018 33.14 +1.59 pp
2017 31.55 +0.95 pp
2016 30.61 +1.76 pp
2015 28.84 −0.43 pp
2014 29.27 +0.28 pp
2013 28.99 −0.43 pp
2012 29.42 −0.72 pp
2011 30.14 −2.5 pp
2010 32.64 −2.68 pp
2009 35.32 +5.17 pp
2008 30.15
1998 21.84 +2 pp
1997 19.84 +1.6 pp
1996 18.25 +3.13 pp
1995 15.12 −6.82 pp
1994 21.94 −1 pp
1993 22.94 +4.07 pp
1992 18.87 −0.37 pp
1991 19.23 +3.94 pp
1990 15.3 +0.31 pp
1989 14.99 +0.55 pp
1988 14.44 −0 pp
1987 14.44 +0.77 pp
1986 13.67 −3.06 pp
1985 16.73 −0.81 pp
1984 17.54 +0.78 pp
1983 16.75
1981 15.73 −2.51 pp
1980 18.24 −0.48 pp
1979 18.72 +2.66 pp
1978 16.06 +0.13 pp
1977 15.92 +1.84 pp
1976 14.08 −0.15 pp
1975 14.23 +1.94 pp
1974 12.28 −2.85 pp
1973 15.14 +0.23 pp
1972 14.91

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Central government expense as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services, interest on debt, subsidies, grants and social benefits. The indicator is broader than government consumption from the national accounts, because it includes transfers — pensions and benefits — which the accounts record as household income. The quantity is closely tied to the level of income: in advanced countries it is usually twice as high as in the poorest ones.

Important: Central government only. In federations the spending of regions is not included here, so comparing unitary and federal states by this indicator calls for a caveat.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.