Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Turkey
Turkey: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 27.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Turkey stood at 27.8%.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Turkey peaked at 30.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2001.
Turkey ranks 51st of 128 countries on this measure, 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 … social in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +322.1% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +35.6% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | -3.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 27.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.2%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 27.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.5%, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … social 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 | +322.1% | 6.3% | 26.6% |
| 2023 | +35.6% | 21.2% | 28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 6.3% | 27.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 26.3% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 21.2% | 29.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More poverty & inequality data for Turkey
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,429 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23.22 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Turkey?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Turkey was 27.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2001.
- How does Turkey rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Turkey ranks 51st out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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