External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Turkey
Turkey: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita was 6,022 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Turkey, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 6,022 DOD, current US$ per person for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Turkey peaked at 6,022 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.96 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1970.
Turkey ranks 16th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 74.96 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 87.61 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 92.49 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 106.9 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 115.22 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 123.23 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 143.23 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 1977 | 267.74 DOD, current US$ per person | +86.9% |
| 1978 | 340.36 DOD, current US$ per person | +27.1% |
| 1979 | 357.86 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 421.31 DOD, current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 415.26 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 416.63 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 419.51 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 435.87 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 513.2 DOD, current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 1986 | 636.06 DOD, current US$ per person | +23.9% |
| 1987 | 774.81 DOD, current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 1988 | 760.4 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 756.27 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 882.33 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 892.36 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 975.23 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 1,163 DOD, current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 1994 | 1,104 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 1,209 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 1,301 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 1,348 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 1,521 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 1,576 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1,785 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 1,705 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1,965 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 2,187 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 2,412 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 2,571 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 3,106 DOD, current US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 3,830 DOD, current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 4,144 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 3,970 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 4,329 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 4,325 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 4,701 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 5,282 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 5,361 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 5,107 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 5,032 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5,565 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 5,230 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 5,017 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 5,148 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 5,168 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 5,366 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 5,858 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 6,022 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 6,022 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,115 DOD, current US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 6,022 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,448 DOD, current US$ per person, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +86.9% | 143.23 DOD, current US$ per person | 267.74 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 170.96 DOD, current US$ per person | 74.96 DOD, current US$ per person | 357.86 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 554.93 DOD, current US$ per person | 415.26 DOD, current US$ per person | 774.81 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,197 DOD, current US$ per person | 882.33 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,576 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,768 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,705 DOD, current US$ per person | 4,144 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,995 DOD, current US$ per person | 4,325 DOD, current US$ per person | 5,565 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,512 DOD, current US$ per person | 5,148 DOD, current US$ per person | 6,022 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 13 Saint Lucia 6,641 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 14 Georgia 6,600 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 15 Suriname 6,436 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 17 Armenia 5,405 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 18 Argentina 5,304 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 19 Jamaica 5,226 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Turkey
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Turkey?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Turkey was 6,022 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 6,022 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.96 DOD, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Turkey rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Turkey ranks 16th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.