Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Turkey
Turkey: Proportion of total government spending on essential … health was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Turkey stood at 15.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Turkey peaked at 17.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2001.
Turkey ranks 26th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +359.3% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +18.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 15.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 15.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.6%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +359.3% | 3.2% | 14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 3.2% | 17.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.5% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 13.1% | 16.5% | 5 |
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Turkey?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Turkey was 15.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2001.
- How does Turkey rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Turkey ranks 26th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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