Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Turkey
Turkey: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 4.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Turkey, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Turkey stood at 4.3%.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Turkey peaked at 5.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2022.
Turkey ranks 148th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +15.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 4.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 69% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 4.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9%, 54% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Turkey?
- Current health expenditure in Turkey was 4.3% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2022.
- How does Turkey rank for current health expenditure?
- Turkey ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.