Türkiye

Country in Asia

In brief

GDP: $1.6T (2025). World rank 16 of 210; in Asia, 5 of 47. Inflation: +34.9% (2025). World rank 6 of 180; in Asia, 2 of 44. Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.1% (2025). World rank 169 of 178; in Asia, 35 of 38. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $865.5B → $1.6T, GDP per person $11,065 → $18,599, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $25,897 → $45,288. Better than all its neighbours (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, and Syria): GDP per person at purchasing power parity.

Size and growth

GDP: $1.6T 2025
GDP per person: $18,599 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $45,288 2025
GDP growth per year: +3.6% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $16,300 2025
Inflation: +34.9% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 41 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 5.2% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 24% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 59.4% 2025
Unemployment: 8.5% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 16% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 37.2% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 24.9% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 25.1% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -1.9% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +0.8% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.1% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 17.6% 2024
Currency: Turkish Lira (TRY)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 43.7 2023
Living on under $3 a day: 0.2% 2023