Gross capital formation in Türkiye
Türkiye: Gross capital formation was 31.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Türkiye, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross capital formation in Türkiye is 31.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Türkiye peaked at 38.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1960.
That places Türkiye 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.0% | — |
| 1961 | 10.0% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 10.7% | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 11.7% | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 10.9% | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 11.3% | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 12.8% | +13.4% |
| 1967 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 13.4% | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 13.4% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 14.7% | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 13.7% | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 16.8% | +22.4% |
| 1973 | 15.5% | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 17.9% | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 18.7% | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 20.3% | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 20.7% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 15.1% | -26.7% |
| 1979 | 14.5% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 18.2% | +25.2% |
| 1981 | 17.9% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 17.0% | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 16.3% | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 16.2% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 16.5% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 18.8% | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 25.7% | +36.2% |
| 1988 | 25.1% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 23.5% | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 24.5% | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 22.7% | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 23.4% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 26.6% | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 21.3% | -19.9% |
| 1995 | 27.4% | +28.5% |
| 1996 | 29.1% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 19.6% | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | -20.3% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | -11.2% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 10.0% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.8% | 13.7% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 16.2% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.9% | 21.3% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 19.6% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 27.5% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 30.7% | 38.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 22 Guyana 32.3% compare
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- 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 31.7% compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 31.6% compare
- 28 Cambodia 31.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Türkiye
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 27.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 182,357 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.3186 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1945 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,618 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 14.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3059 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,690 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Türkiye?
- Gross capital formation in Türkiye was 31.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1960.
- How does Türkiye rank for gross capital formation?
- Türkiye ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.