Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Turkey
Turkey: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 80.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
80.8%
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
15th
of 189 countries
All-time high
84.9%
in 2020
All-time low
73.2%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Turkey, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Turkey stood at 80.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Turkey peaked at 84.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2008.
Turkey ranks 15th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 73.2% | — |
| 2010 | 78.2% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | -4.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 80.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 80.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.3%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.2% | 73.2% | 73.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 78.2% | 83.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 80.8% | 84.9% | 2 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 858 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Turkey?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Turkey was 80.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2008.
- How does Turkey rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Turkey ranks 15th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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