Tax Revenue (As % of GDP) rose 15.2% to 18.5% in Turkey in 2023

Tax Revenue (As % of GDP) (%), 2023
Economy | Turkey | September 1, 2025
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Tax revenue as a share of GDP rose 15.2% to 18.5% in Turkey in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, tax revenue as a share of GDP in Turkey reached an all time high of 19.1% in 1997 and an all time low of 10.8% in 1984.

Turkey has been ranked 36th within the group of 83 countries we follow in terms of tax revenue as a share of GDP, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Tax Revenue (As % of GDP) Unit 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Albania % ... ... ... ... ... ... 18.5% 18.3% 17.9% 16.9% 18.1%
Bulgaria % 20.5% 19.9% 20.6% 20.2% 20.6%
Greece % 26.7% 27.1% 25.9% 25.0% 25.6%
Iran % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Iraq % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.69% 1.98% 1.34% ... ... ... ...
Kuwait % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Macedonia % ... ... 17.2% 17.6% 17.1% 16.1% 17.4%
Pakistan % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Romania % 15.6% 14.4% 14.5% 14.1% 14.9% ...
Saudi Arabia % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3.14% 7.92% 6.60% 7.88% 8.61%
Serbia % ... ... ... ... 23.1% 22.6% 23.0% 22.4% 19.7% ...
Syria % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Turkey % ... ... ... ... ... 17.7% 17.3% 16.5% 17.7% 17.9%
Turkmenistan % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...