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
Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP in Türkiye, 1980–2021
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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- 4 Estonia 6.78 Percentage of GDP compare
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- 5 Portugal 12.92 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 Netherlands 6.44 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 Spain 12.28 Percentage of GDP compare
- 7 Finland 12.18 Percentage of GDP compare
- 8 Germany 10.79 Percentage of GDP compare
- 9 Belgium 10.72 Percentage of GDP compare
- 10 Japan 9.15 Percentage of GDP compare
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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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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.