Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Turkey
Turkey: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) was 2.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Turkey stood at 2.9%.
That represents a change of down 40.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Turkey peaked at 10.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -6.9%, in 2001.
Turkey ranks 84th of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | -6.9% | -223.2% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -175.4% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +91.1% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -32.2% |
| 2008 | -0.3% | -107.5% |
| 2009 | -6.0% | +1900.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -218.3% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +39.4% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -65.7% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -60.3% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +29.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -62.9% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +330.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -75.0% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | -121.4% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -433.3% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +970.0% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -52.3% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -40.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -1900.0% | -0.3% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | +970.0% | 1.0% | 10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | -6.9% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | -0.3% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 1.0% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More economy & growth data for Turkey
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 8.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.93 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0288 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 64.2 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0039 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 72.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Turkey?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Turkey was 2.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.9% in 2001.
- How does Turkey rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- Turkey ranks 84th out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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