Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Turkey
Turkey: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.8333 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Turkey, 2008–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Turkey is 0.8333, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Turkey peaked at 0.9131 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6945, in 2008.
That places Turkey 29th out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.6945 | — |
| 2009 | 0.7023 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.894 | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7939 | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7552 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8554 | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7793 | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8539 | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8748 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9131 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8372 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8555 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8333 | -2.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.8333 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8333, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.8333 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7658, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6984 | 0.6945 | 0.7023 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8412 | 0.7552 | 0.9131 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8333 | 0.8333 | 0.8333 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Turkey?
- Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Turkey was 0.8333 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9131 in 2017.
- What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6945 in 2008.
- How does Turkey rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Turkey ranks 29th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Other expense, 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.