Services, value added (% of GDP) in Turkey
Turkey: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 59.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Turkey, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 59.4% for services, value added in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Turkey peaked at 59.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1960.
Turkey ranks 93rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.8% | — |
| 1961 | 28.9% | +11.9% |
| 1962 | 28.1% | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 27.8% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 29.4% | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 31.7% | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 30.3% | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 32.1% | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 34.0% | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 34.4% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 36.3% | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 37.0% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 38.9% | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 39.3% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 38.5% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 39.0% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 40.4% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 42.2% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 42.7% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 44.1% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 49.0% | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 47.7% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 48.4% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 50.4% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 50.9% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 51.1% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 46.6% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 47.2% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 46.6% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 47.4% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 48.1% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 49.7% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 50.1% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 50.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 48.9% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 44.8% | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 46.2% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 47.1% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 48.6% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 52.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 57.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 57.5% | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 59.4% | +3.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 59.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.1%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 59.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.4%, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.3% | 25.8% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.8% | 36.3% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.5% | 46.6% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 44.8% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 52.8% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 53.2% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 52.2% | 59.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More economy & growth data for Turkey
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.93 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0288 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 64.2 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0039 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 72.49 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Turkey?
- Services, value added in Turkey was 59.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1960.
- How does Turkey rank for services, value added?
- Turkey ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.