Tax revenue in Türkiye
Türkiye: Tax revenue was 17.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Türkiye, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, tax revenue in Türkiye stood at 17.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Türkiye peaked at 18.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1995.
That places Türkiye 72nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 13.4% | — |
| 1973 | 14.3% | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 13.2% | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 14.7% | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 16.3% | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 16.5% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 14.6% | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 14.3% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 15.3% | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 13.9% | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | -22.5% |
| 1985 | 11.3% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 11.7% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 12.1% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 11.0% | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 11.2% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 13.3% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | -33.7% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | +24.5% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.0% | 13.2% | 16.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 10.8% | 15.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 10.1% | 15.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.4% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.5% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.2% | 18.2% | 5 |
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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 tax revenue in Türkiye?
- Tax revenue in Türkiye was 17.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1995.
- How does Türkiye rank for tax revenue?
- Türkiye ranks 72nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.