Australia vs Turkey: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social
Australia
27.0%
in 2022
Turkey
27.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
54th
Turkey rank
51st
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social over time
- Australia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 27.8% against 27.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and Turkey ranks 51st of 128 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 16.9% | 12.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 28.3% | 1.2% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 25.8% | 0.8% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Australia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 27.8% against 27.0% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Australia and Turkey?
- 0.8%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turkey?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Turkey rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Australia ranks 54th and Turkey ranks 51st of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.