Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Turkey
Turkey: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) was 42.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Turkey, 1997–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 42.0% for subsidies and other transfers in 2023.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Turkey peaked at 52.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1998.
That places Turkey 65th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.4% | — |
| 1998 | 25.8% | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +95.6% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | +8.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 42.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 42.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.8%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +95.6% | 25.8% | 50.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 25.8% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 50.4% | 52.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 46.0% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 38.9% | 49.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Turkey?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Turkey was 42.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1998.
- How does Turkey rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Turkey ranks 65th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.