Imports of goods and services in Turkey
Turkey: Imports of goods and services was 25.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in Turkey, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 25.1% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Turkey peaked at 41.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1960.
That places Turkey 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.7% | — |
| 1961 | 6.8% | +85.6% |
| 1962 | 8.0% | +16.9% |
| 1963 | 7.0% | -12.5% |
| 1964 | 5.5% | -21.6% |
| 1965 | 5.4% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 5.7% | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 5.0% | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 5.1% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 4.7% | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 6.4% | +34.3% |
| 1971 | 8.2% | +29.6% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 11.3% | +24.0% |
| 1975 | 11.2% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 10.7% | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 10.7% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 7.3% | -31.9% |
| 1979 | 5.9% | -19.3% |
| 1980 | 11.9% | +102.8% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 16.6% | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 19.7% | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 19.0% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 16.1% | -15.1% |
| 1987 | 17.8% | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 17.8% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 16.6% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 20.4% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 17.7% | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 20.1% | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 21.3% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 19.7% | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | +20.8% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | -20.0% |
| 2025 | 25.1% | -7.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 25.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.0%, 58% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 25.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.7%, 48% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +102.8% | 5.9% | 11.9% |
| 1961 | +85.6% | 3.7% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 3.7% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 5.9% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 11.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 16.6% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 22.4% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 25.2% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 25.1% | 41.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More economy & growth data for Turkey
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6.61 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 77.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 11.70 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 136.79 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1162 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 2,161 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Turkey?
- Imports of goods and services in Turkey was 25.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1960.
- How does Turkey rank for imports of goods and services?
- Turkey ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.