Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Türkiye
Türkiye: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services was 10.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Türkiye, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 10.6% for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in 2023.
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 income vs. taxes on goods and services 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 income vs. taxes on goods and services 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% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 10.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.9%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 10.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.7%, 90% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +86.7% | 2.0% | 3.7% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More economy & growth data for Türkiye
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6.61 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 77.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 11.70 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 136.79 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1162 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 2,161 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Türkiye?
- Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services 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 income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1984.
- How does Türkiye rank for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Türkiye ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services 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 income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.