Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Turkey
Turkey: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 52.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 52.5% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Turkey peaked at 56.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2001.
That places Turkey 51st out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8% | — |
| 2001 | 15.9% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | +217.8% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 52.5% | +6.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 52.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.2%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 52.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.9%, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services 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 | +217.8% | 15.9% | 50.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.9% | 15.9% | 54.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 53.0% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 43.5% | 54.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More infrastructure data for Turkey
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.03 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.32 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1055 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 9.03 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Turkey?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Turkey was 52.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2001.
- How does Turkey rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Turkey ranks 51st out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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