Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Türkiye
Türkiye: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 3.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Türkiye, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Türkiye stood at 3.2%.
The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Türkiye peaked at 4.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2022.
Türkiye ranks 94th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Türkiye?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Türkiye was 3.2% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Türkiye ranks 94th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.