Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Turkey
Turkey: Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 1 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Turkey, 2008–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 1 for value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Turkey peaked at 1 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9942, in 2009.
Turkey ranks 3rd of 70 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | — |
| 2009 | 0.9942 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9971 | 0.9942 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Turkey?
- Value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Turkey was 1 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2008.
- What is the lowest value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9942 in 2009.
- How does Turkey rank for value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- Turkey ranks 3rd out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
- Is value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.