Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Türkiye
Türkiye: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 11.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
11.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
13th
of 15 countries
All-time high
13.7%
in 2016
All-time low
11.3%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2011–2022
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Türkiye, 2011–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Türkiye is 11.3%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Türkiye peaked at 13.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12.9% | — |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.5% | 13.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 67.84 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 18.95 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.0006 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 3.11 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 81.05 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 31.95 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.2067 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 11.3% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 17.9% (2025)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 22.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Türkiye?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Türkiye was 11.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2021.
- How does Türkiye rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Türkiye ranks 13th out of 15 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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