Health spending as a share of total government spending in Türkiye
Türkiye: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 9.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Türkiye, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Türkiye stood at 9.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Türkiye peaked at 11.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2000.
That places Türkiye 101st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.8% | 11.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Türkiye?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Türkiye was 9.8% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- How does Türkiye rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Türkiye ranks 101st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.