Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population in Turkey
Turkey: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population was 17.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
17.3%
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
121st
of 184 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 2009
All-time low
6.4%
in 1958
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Turkey, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Turkey is 17.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Turkey peaked at 22.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1958.
Turkey ranks 121st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.6% | — |
| 1951 | 6.6% | -13.1% |
| 1952 | 6.4% | -2.6% |
| 1953 | 6.7% | +4.7% |
| 1954 | 8.3% | +23.4% |
| 1955 | 8.9% | +7.2% |
| 1956 | 8.2% | -7.8% |
| 1957 | 6.6% | -19.4% |
| 1958 | 6.4% | -3.5% |
| 1959 | 7.3% | +15.1% |
| 1960 | 7.2% | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 7.8% | +7.4% |
| 1962 | 7.6% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 7.6% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 8.0% | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 8.4% | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 8.0% | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 8.6% | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 8.7% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 9.0% | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 8.8% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 9.2% | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 9.2% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 9.6% | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 10.5% | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 11.0% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 11.6% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 11.6% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 11.4% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 9.4% | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 12.7% | +34.8% |
| 1982 | 11.4% | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 12.6% | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 12.1% | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 13.1% | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 13.5% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 13.2% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 13.4% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 13.8% | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 13.7% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 13.5% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 12.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | -4.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 17.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 86% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 17.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.8%, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.1% | 7.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 8.8% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 9.4% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 12.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 15.8% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 17.3% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 17.3% | 21.2% | 4 |
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Turkey?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Turkey was 17.3% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1958.
- How does Turkey rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Turkey ranks 121st out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.