Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in Türkiye
Türkiye: Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP was 10.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in Türkiye, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in Türkiye stood at 10.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in Türkiye peaked at 12.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1984.
That places Türkiye 61st 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.
Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.9% | — |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | -26.6% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +86.7% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +19.0% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 3.7% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.2% | 10.7% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Türkiye
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 21.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5942 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 11,053 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 46.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 23.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 436,078 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5668 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,008 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 16,454 constant LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in Türkiye?
- Taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in Türkiye was 10.6% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services as share of gdp recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services as share of gdp recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1984.
- How does Türkiye rank for taxes on goods and services as share of gdp?
- Türkiye ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services as share of gdp rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenue on goods and services (including sales taxes, value added taxes and excise duties) divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.