Türkiye — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 18 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Türkiye, the central government deficit reading stood at −3.91% of GDP in 2024. Against −4.94% of GDP in 2023, the period change was +1.04 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of −3.01% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
2024-3.91 % of GDP
2023-4.94 % of GDP
2022-3.4 % of GDP
2021-1.31 % of GDP
2020-4.23 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2015
2019-4.16 % of GDP
2018-2.79 % of GDP
2017-3.23 % of GDP
2016-1.68 % of GDP
2015-0.46 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.