Turkiye — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Turkiye, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Turkiye was 4.28% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 5.49% in 2009. The lowest was 3.70% in 2022 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.32% per year.
Turkiye ranks 146 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 77%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Turkiye sits below it. It peaked in 2009 and has fallen 22% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 2%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 48 of 51 economies; Azerbaijan (4.27%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 19% in 2022.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 102nd of 184 in 2000 → 115th of 188 in 2010 → 145th of 189 in 2020 → 145th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.28% | +0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 4.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 4.62% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 4.36% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 4.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 4.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 4.28% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 4.12% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 4.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 4.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 4.44% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 4.65% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 5.02% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 5.49% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 5.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 5.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 5.15% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 4.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 4.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 5.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 5.06% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 4.89% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Turkiye’s Health spending in 2001?
4.89% (2001). 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 % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Turkiye’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -7.1% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. 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: 2023: 4.28%; 2022: 3.7%; 2021: 4.56%; 2020: 4.62%; 2019: 4.36%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). 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.