Military spending as a share of GDP in Türkiye
Türkiye: Military spending as a share of GDP was 1.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.9%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
79th
of 166 countries
All-time high
5.1%
in 1975
All-time low
1.6%
in 2022
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Military spending as a share of GDP in Türkiye, 1960–2025
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, military spending as a share of gdp in Türkiye stood at 1.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Türkiye peaked at 5.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2022.
Türkiye ranks 79th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.5% | — |
| 1961 | 3.8% | +6.6% |
| 1962 | 3.7% | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | -8.7% |
| 1964 | 3.4% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 3.6% | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 3.1% | -11.5% |
| 1967 | 3.3% | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 3.3% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 3.1% | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 3.3% | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 3.5% | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 3.2% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 5.1% | +60.3% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 4.7% | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | -19.8% |
| 1980 | 3.9% | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 4.3% | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | -11.9% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 3.8% | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -30.5% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +21.9% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +22.3% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Türkiye
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 21.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3167 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,890 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 45.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 232,382 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,666 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 31.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of gdp in Türkiye?
- Military spending as a share of gdp in Türkiye was 1.9% in 2025, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Türkiye ranks 79th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.