Overall primary balance, Transactions in Türkiye
Türkiye: Overall primary balance, Transactions was 2.95 trillion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Türkiye, 2015–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, overall primary balance, transactions in Türkiye stood at 2.95 trillion. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 289.5% on the previous year and up 2,615.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall primary balance, transactions in Türkiye peaked at 2.95 trillion in 2025 and was at its lowest, -124.21 billion, in 2019.
Türkiye ranks 2nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 108.59 billion | — |
| 2016 | 80.16 billion | -26.2% |
| 2017 | 27.47 billion | -65.7% |
| 2018 | 24.61 billion | -10.4% |
| 2019 | -124.21 billion | -604.8% |
| 2020 | -9.74 billion | -92.2% |
| 2021 | 235.63 billion | -2518.3% |
| 2022 | 338.99 billion | +43.9% |
| 2023 | 665.01 billion | +96.2% |
| 2024 | 757.14 billion | +13.9% |
| 2025 | 2.95 trillion | +289.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.32 billion | -124.21 billion | 108.59 billion | 5 |
| 2020s | 822.62 billion | -9.74 billion | 2.95 trillion | 6 |
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More public sector data for Türkiye
- Arms imports 381.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -43.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 381.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 292.08 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 27.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 24.98 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 882.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall primary balance, transactions in Türkiye?
- Overall primary balance, transactions in Türkiye was 2.95 trillion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 trillion in 2025.
- What is the lowest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was -124.21 billion in 2019.
- How does Türkiye rank for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Türkiye ranks 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall primary balance, transactions rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,615.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.