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Türkiye — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 45 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 −1.89% of GDP in 2025. Against −4.11% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +2.22 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −2.96% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2016–2025

PeriodValue
2025-1.89 % of GDP
2024-4.11 % of GDP
2023-2.81 % of GDP
2022-3.4 % of GDP
2021-1.31 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2016
2020-4.23 % of GDP
2019-4.16 % of GDP
2018-2.79 % of GDP
2017-3.23 % of GDP
2016-1.68 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.