Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Turkey
Turkey: Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total was 0.9972 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Turkey, 2008–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Turkey stood at 0.9972.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Turkey peaked at 1 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9871, in 2012.
Turkey ranks 42nd of 57 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.9987 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.989 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9871 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9967 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9982 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9981 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9959 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9989 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9988 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9987 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9972 | -0.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.9972 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9994, 100% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.9972 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9994 | 0.9987 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9961 | 0.9871 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9972 | 0.9972 | 0.9972 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Turkey?
- Defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Turkey was 0.9972 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2009.
- What is the lowest defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9871 in 2012.
- How does Turkey rank for defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
- Turkey ranks 42nd out of 57 countries with data for 2020.
- Is defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.