Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Türkiye
Türkiye: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 75.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Türkiye, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Türkiye stood at 75.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Türkiye peaked at 80.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 61.7%, in 2000.
That places Türkiye 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.7% | — |
| 2001 | 67.3% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 71.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 71.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 80.5% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 75.9% | +1.0% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 75.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 75.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70.4%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.0% | 61.7% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 77.4% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 75.2% | 78.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Türkiye?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Türkiye was 75.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7% in 2000.
- How does Türkiye rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Türkiye ranks 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.