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Türkiye · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Türkiye

Europe & Central Asia Capital Ankara Upper middle income Nation age 727 years (since 1299) i TUR · TR
NationsTree Index 2025 i64.747th of 196 Tree height 2025 i39 msee ranking Military strength i89percentile
Population i85.9 m18th of 217 Area i785,350 km²36th of 216 GDP i$1.60 trn16th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$3.89 trn intl.11th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$45,288 intl.58th of 199 Life expectancy i77.4 years83rd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i64
Strength · trunk i89
Quality of life · crown i69
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i33
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i71
CSV

In short

Türkiye is 47th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 64.7 out of 100; its tree is 39 m tall.

It has 85.9 million people and an economy of $3.89 trn at purchasing power parity, 11th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: DPT immunization (1st of 193), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and Tertiary enrolment (10th of 150).

Its weakest positions: Inflation (175th of 180), Income inequality (Gini) (97th of 108) and Political stability (175th of 207).

Over five years it climbed from 56th to 47th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 785,350 36th/216
Land area ikm² 769,630 36th/216
Population ipeople 85.9 m 18th/217
Population growth i% 0.42% 147th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 111.1 97th/216
Urban population i% 89.5% 32nd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 21.0% 116th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 10.6% 94th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $1.60 trn 16th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $3.89 trn 11th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $3.20 trn 11th/199
GDP per person iUSD $18,599 81st/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $45,288 58th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $16,300 75th/201
GDP growth i% 3.6% 94th/210
Inflation i% 34.9% 175th/180
Unemployment i% 8.5% 138th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 25.5% 8th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 23.7% 21st/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.8% 99th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 5.2% 105th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 24.0% 96th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 16.8% 35th/192
Services i% of GDP 59.4% 91st/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $396.92 bn 26th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $400.68 bn 23rd/182
Exports i% of GDP 24.8% 125th/183
Imports i% of GDP 25.1% 152nd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 49.9% 144th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 5.4% 72nd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 74.5% 32nd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 11.8% 108th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 4.6% 66th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 5.1% 100th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -1.9% 99th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.8% 152nd/196

Natural resources

59
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.8% 121st/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.14% 73rd/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.01% 85th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.05% 35th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.63% 51st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 183rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 26.3% 37th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 2,671 88th/183

Tourism

74
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 16.0 m 15th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $13.77 bn 12th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 6.6% 76th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 2.2 m 48th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 77.4 83rd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 9.6 72nd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.24 79th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 3.1 57th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 99% 1st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 54.3% 107th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 118.4% 20th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 49.3% 31st/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 15.5% 95th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.3% 148th/193
Adult literacy i% 97.3% 26th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 105.9% 10th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.853 51st/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 43.7 97th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.2% 18th/108

Infrastructure & digital

73
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 78.9% 52nd/144
Internet users i% of population 89.8% 58th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 108 128th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 23.4 81st/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.40 42nd/164
Rail lines iroute-km 10,546 17th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 125.9 m 5th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 5.38 156th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 12.0% 135th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 26.4 142nd/200
Forest area i% of land area 29.5% 113th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,936 59th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 52.9 106th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 37.4 135th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 45.2 153rd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 50.2 175th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 52.5 110th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 37.3 159th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 3.2 84th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $29.99 bn 18th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.9% 69th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.9% 63rd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 512,000 13th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.61% 38th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 381.0 m 31st/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 539.0 m 11th/65

Science & innovation

86
R&D spending i% of GDP 1.42% 32nd/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 10,004 10th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 50,180 16th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Ottoman state founded by Osman I (Republic of Türkiye since 1923) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Türkiye — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/turkiye. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Türkiye — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/turkiye. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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