Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP in Türkiye

Türkiye: Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP was 6.08 Percentage of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
6.08 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 17.6%
World rank
7th
of 7 countries
All-time high
7.64 Percentage of GDP
in 2016
All-time low
0.249 Percentage of GDP
in 1982
Years of data
42
1980–2021

Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP in Türkiye, 1980–2021

024681980200020211980: 0.275 Percentage of GDP1981: 0.27 Percentage of GDP1982: 0.249 Percentage of GDP1983: 0.3 Percentage of GDP1984: 0.278 Percentage of GDP1985: 0.261 Percentage of GDP1986: 0.249 Percentage of GDP1987: 0.256 Percentage of GDP1988: 0.257 Percentage of GDP1989: 0.331 Percentage of GDP1990: 0.697 Percentage of GDP1991: 0.503 Percentage of GDP1992: 0.524 Percentage of GDP1993: 0.556 Percentage of GDP1994: 0.55 Percentage of GDP1995: 0.559 Percentage of GDP1996: 0.65 Percentage of GDP1997: 0.83 Percentage of GDP1998: 0.746 Percentage of GDP1999: 0.899 Percentage of GDP2000: 3.9 Percentage of GDP2001: 4.3 Percentage of GDP2002: 4.6 Percentage of GDP2003: 5.5 Percentage of GDP2004: 5.8 Percentage of GDP2005: 5.9 Percentage of GDP2006: 6 Percentage of GDP2007: 6.4 Percentage of GDP2008: 6.4 Percentage of GDP2009: 7.4 Percentage of GDP2010: 7.3 Percentage of GDP2011: 7 Percentage of GDP2012: 7.2 Percentage of GDP2013: 7.1 Percentage of GDP2014: 7.1 Percentage of GDP2015: 7 Percentage of GDP2016: 7.6 Percentage of GDP2017: 7.3 Percentage of GDP2018: 7.2 Percentage of GDP2019: 7.5 Percentage of GDP2020: 7.4 Percentage of GDP2021: 6.1 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

In 2021, public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp in Türkiye stood at 6.08 Percentage of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp in Türkiye peaked at 7.64 Percentage of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.249 Percentage of GDP, in 1982.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP — Social expenditure in Türkiye, 1980 to 2021.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
1980 0.275 Percentage of GDP
1981 0.27 Percentage of GDP -1.8%
1982 0.249 Percentage of GDP -7.8%
1983 0.3 Percentage of GDP +20.5%
1984 0.278 Percentage of GDP -7.3%
1985 0.261 Percentage of GDP -6.1%
1986 0.249 Percentage of GDP -4.6%
1987 0.256 Percentage of GDP +2.8%
1988 0.257 Percentage of GDP +0.4%
1989 0.331 Percentage of GDP +28.8%
1990 0.697 Percentage of GDP +110.6%
1991 0.503 Percentage of GDP -27.8%
1992 0.524 Percentage of GDP +4.2%
1993 0.556 Percentage of GDP +6.1%
1994 0.55 Percentage of GDP -1.1%
1995 0.559 Percentage of GDP +1.6%
1996 0.65 Percentage of GDP +16.3%
1997 0.83 Percentage of GDP +27.7%
1998 0.746 Percentage of GDP -10.1%
1999 0.899 Percentage of GDP +20.5%
2000 3.89 Percentage of GDP +332.6%
2001 4.3 Percentage of GDP +10.7%
2002 4.59 Percentage of GDP +6.7%
2003 5.49 Percentage of GDP +19.4%
2004 5.79 Percentage of GDP +5.5%
2005 5.92 Percentage of GDP +2.3%
2006 6 Percentage of GDP +1.4%
2007 6.39 Percentage of GDP +6.5%
2008 6.42 Percentage of GDP +0.4%
2009 7.41 Percentage of GDP +15.4%
2010 7.32 Percentage of GDP -1.2%
2011 7.04 Percentage of GDP -3.9%
2012 7.2 Percentage of GDP +2.3%
2013 7.1 Percentage of GDP -1.5%
2014 7.08 Percentage of GDP -0.3%
2015 7.04 Percentage of GDP -0.6%
2016 7.64 Percentage of GDP +8.5%
2017 7.29 Percentage of GDP -4.6%
2018 7.21 Percentage of GDP -1.0%
2019 7.54 Percentage of GDP +4.5%
2020 7.38 Percentage of GDP -2.0%
2021 6.08 Percentage of GDP -17.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP in Türkiye 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.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +332.6% 0.899 Percentage of GDP 3.89 Percentage of GDP
1990 +110.6% 0.331 Percentage of GDP 0.697 Percentage of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2726 Percentage of GDP 0.249 Percentage of GDP 0.331 Percentage of GDP 10
1990s 0.6514 Percentage of GDP 0.503 Percentage of GDP 0.899 Percentage of GDP 10
2000s 5.62 Percentage of GDP 3.89 Percentage of GDP 7.41 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 7.24 Percentage of GDP 7.04 Percentage of GDP 7.64 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 6.73 Percentage of GDP 6.08 Percentage of GDP 7.38 Percentage of GDP 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp in Türkiye?
Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp in Türkiye was 6.08 Percentage of GDP in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 7.64 Percentage of GDP in 2016.
What is the lowest public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.249 Percentage of GDP in 1982.
How does Türkiye rank for public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp?
Türkiye ranks 7th out of 7 countries with data for 2021.
Is public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP — Social expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP — Social expenditure
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Percentage of GDP
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43 places, 1,481 data points, 1980–2023
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The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy. It includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and mandatory and voluntary private social expenditure at programme level. SOCX provides a unique tool for monitoring trends in aggregate social expenditure and analysing changes in its composition. It covers 38 OECD countries and some accession countries for the period 1980-2021/23 and estimates for aggregates for 2022-24. A Social Expenditure Update can be found under www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/social-expenditure-database-socx.htm. The main social policy areas are as follows: Old age, Survivors, Incapacity-related benefits, Health, Family, Active labor market programmes, Unemployment, Housing, and Other social policy areas. This version also includes estimates of net total social spending for 2021 for 38 OECD countries. SOCX aggregated data as well as sources and methodology are described in The OECD SOCX Manual – 2019 edition- A guide to the OECD Social Expenditure Database.