Turkiye — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Turkiye, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Turkiye was 3.60% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.81% in 2021. The lowest was -5.46% in 2001 (about -1.5× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.79% per year.
Turkiye ranks 94 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 44%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Turkiye sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 69% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 38%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 14 of 57 economies; Kosovo (3.59%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3093% in 1990. That is 25% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1962; grown tenfold by 2021. Doubling roughly every 39 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 90th of 107 in 1961 → 86th of 119 in 1970 → 128th of 152 in 1980 → 19th of 176 in 1990 → 34th of 199 in 2000 → 22nd of 209 in 2010 → 23rd of 209 in 2020 → 84th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.6% | +0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 3.33% | -1.7 pp |
| 2023 | 5.05% | -0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 5.44% | -6.4 pp |
| 2021 | 11.81% | +10.0 pp |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -2.2 pp |
| 2018 | 3.47% | -4.4 pp |
| 2017 | 7.83% | +4.5 pp |
| 2016 | 3.32% | -2.5 pp |
| 2015 | 5.81% | +1.2 pp |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -3.9 pp |
| 2013 | 8.49% | +3.7 pp |
| 2012 | 4.81% | -6.2 pp |
| 2011 | 10.98% | +2.4 pp |
| 2010 | 8.54% | +13.4 pp |
| 2009 | -4.88% | -5.8 pp |
| 2008 | 0.92% | -4.2 pp |
| 2007 | 5.11% | -2.0 pp |
| 2006 | 7.07% | -2.0 pp |
| 2005 | 9.11% | -0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 9.93% | +4.1 pp |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 6.44% | +11.9 pp |
| 2001 | -5.46% | -12.4 pp |
| 2000 | 6.99% | +10.0 pp |
| 1999 | -3.05% | -5.0 pp |
| 1998 | 1.91% | -5.4 pp |
| 1997 | 7.36% | +0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 7.16% | -0.7 pp |
| 1995 | 7.88% | +12.5 pp |
| 1994 | -4.67% | -12.3 pp |
| 1993 | 7.65% | +2.6 pp |
| 1992 | 5.04% | +4.3 pp |
| 1991 | 0.72% | -8.5 pp |
| 1990 | 9.27% | +9.0 pp |
| 1989 | 0.29% | -2.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2.32% | -7.2 pp |
| 1987 | 9.49% | +2.5 pp |
| 1986 | 7.01% | +2.8 pp |
| 1985 | 4.24% | -2.5 pp |
| 1984 | 6.71% | +1.7 pp |
| 1983 | 4.97% | +1.4 pp |
| 1982 | 3.56% | -1.3 pp |
| 1981 | 4.86% | +7.3 pp |
| 1980 | -2.45% | -1.8 pp |
| 1979 | -0.62% | -2.1 pp |
| 1978 | 1.5% | -1.9 pp |
| 1977 | 3.41% | -7.1 pp |
| 1976 | 10.46% | +3.3 pp |
| 1975 | 7.17% | +1.6 pp |
| 1974 | 5.59% | +2.3 pp |
| 1973 | 3.26% | -4.2 pp |
| 1972 | 7.43% | +1.9 pp |
| 1971 | 5.57% | +2.3 pp |
| 1970 | 3.23% | -0.8 pp |
| 1969 | 4.08% | -2.7 pp |
| 1968 | 6.78% | +2.0 pp |
| 1967 | 4.73% | -6.5 pp |
| 1966 | 11.21% | +8.4 pp |
| 1965 | 2.82% | -2.6 pp |
| 1964 | 5.46% | -3.6 pp |
| 1963 | 9.07% | +3.5 pp |
| 1962 | 5.57% | +4.4 pp |
| 1961 | 1.16% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Turkiye’s GDP growth in 1962?
5.57% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Turkiye’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +211.8% in total — about 1.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.6%; 2024: 3.33%; 2023: 5.05%; 2022: 5.44%; 2021: 11.81%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.