Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Türkiye
Türkiye: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 23.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Türkiye, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye is 23.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye peaked at 25.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1984.
That places Türkiye 69th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.4% | — |
| 1981 | 13.7% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 13.8% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 12.6% | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 10.5% | -16.4% |
| 1985 | 11.3% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 12.8% | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 13.6% | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 12.9% | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 13.6% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 14.5% | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 15.2% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 16.3% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 16.4% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 20.2% | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 20.6% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 14.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 22.9% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 23.1% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 20.9% | 24.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More economy & growth data for Türkiye
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1941 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,610 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -151.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -161.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 26.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 2.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 38,229 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -8.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0416 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye was 23.2% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1984.
- How does Türkiye rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Türkiye ranks 69th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.