Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Turkey
Turkey: Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) was 6.42 trillion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Social benefits, Transactions in Turkey, 2015–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, social benefits, transactions in Turkey stood at 6.42 trillion. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.9% on the previous year and up 2,419.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, transactions in Turkey peaked at 6.42 trillion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 254.77 billion, in 2015.
Turkey ranks 3rd 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.
Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 254.77 billion | — |
| 2016 | 308.86 billion | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 354.06 billion | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 435.69 billion | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 545.46 billion | +25.2% |
| 2020 | 638.40 billion | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 779.81 billion | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 1.25 trillion | +59.7% |
| 2023 | 2.64 trillion | +111.9% |
| 2024 | 4.59 trillion | +73.8% |
| 2025 | 6.42 trillion | +39.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 6.42 trillion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 249.33 billion, 25.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 379.77 billion | 254.77 billion | 545.46 billion | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.72 trillion | 638.40 billion | 6.42 trillion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, transactions in Turkey?
- Social benefits, transactions in Turkey was 6.42 trillion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, transactions recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 6.42 trillion in 2025.
- What is the lowest social benefits, transactions recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 254.77 billion in 2015.
- How does Turkey rank for social benefits, transactions?
- Turkey ranks 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is social benefits, transactions rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,419.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.