Share of imports that come from China in Turkey
Turkey: Share of imports that come from China was 14.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Turkey, 1948–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of imports that come from china in Turkey is 14.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Turkey peaked at 14.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1980.
That places Turkey 112th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0.3% | — |
| 1949 | 0.0% | -87.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -55.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +81.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -57.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -51.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +744.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | +353.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -40.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | +290.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -95.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -87.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -25.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +405.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +132.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +66.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +47.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +655.7% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +58.4% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | +44.6% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -35.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | -40.5% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +239.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -55.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +27.7% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +34.6% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +28.4% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | +4.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 14.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 78% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 14.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.8%, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +744.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1985 | +655.7% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| 1981 | +405.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1973 | +353.6% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1975 | +290.7% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | +239.2% | 0.6% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 2.3% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.4% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 11.2% | 14.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More economy & growth data for Turkey
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 8.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Turkey?
- Share of imports that come from china in Turkey was 14.4% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1980.
- How does Turkey rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Turkey ranks 112th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.