Public and private social expenditure in Türkiye
Türkiye: Public and private social expenditure was 10.36 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Public and private social expenditure in Türkiye, 1980–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 10.36 Percentage of GDP for public and private social expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and private social expenditure in Türkiye peaked at 13.14 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.65 Percentage of GDP, in 1981.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.16 Percentage of GDP | 1.65 Percentage of GDP | 3.08 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.31 Percentage of GDP | 3.36 Percentage of GDP | 5.7 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.93 Percentage of GDP | 7.54 Percentage of GDP | 12.95 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.97 Percentage of GDP | 11.54 Percentage of GDP | 12.53 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6 Percentage of GDP | 8.44 Percentage of GDP | 13.14 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
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More social development data for Türkiye
- Social expenditure aggregates 10.36 Percentage of GDP (2024)
- Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 11.45 million National currency (2024)
- Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) — Net 3.85 million National currency (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and private social expenditure in Türkiye?
- Public and private social expenditure in Türkiye was 10.36 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest public and private social expenditure recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 13.14 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest public and private social expenditure recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 Percentage of GDP in 1981.
- How does Türkiye rank for public and private social expenditure?
- Türkiye ranks 7th out of 7 groups with data for 2024.
- Is public and private social expenditure rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Public and private social expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy. It includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and mandatory and voluntary private social expenditure at programme level. SOCX provides a unique tool for monitoring trends in aggregate social expenditure and analysing changes in its composition. It covers 38 OECD countries and some accession countries for the period 1980-2021/23 and estimates for aggregates for 2022-24. A Social Expenditure Update can be found under www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/social-expenditure-database-socx.htm. The main social policy areas are as follows: Old age, Survivors, Incapacity-related benefits, Health, Family, Active labor market programmes, Unemployment, Housing, and Other social policy areas. This version also includes estimates of net total social spending for 2021 for 38 OECD countries. SOCX aggregated data as well as sources and methodology are described in The OECD SOCX Manual – 2019 edition- A guide to the OECD Social Expenditure Database.