Türkiye: GDP per capita (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Türkiye's GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 212,463 on 2024 (from 521,374 to 733,838).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +17,377 and a typical year strayed about 45,777 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 212,463 in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 135.17 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 69,348 a year. A straight line explains 75% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Türkiye had the 53rd highest value of the 186 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Türkiye in the 2025 ranking

• Togo — 49th of 186: 805,331
• Algeria — 50th of 186: 796,348
• Czechia — 51st of 186: 785,942
• Mali — 53rd of 186: 694,401
• Djibouti — 54th of 186: 694,108
• Dominican Republic — 55th of 186: 685,522

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

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GDP per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Albania — 1.13 million (2025)
• Andorra — 48,046 (2025)
• Armenia — 3.67 million (2025)
• Austria — 55,691 (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 12,598 (2025)
• Belarus — 31,549 (2025)
• Belgium — 53,762 (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 18,009 (2025)
• Bulgaria — 18,034 (2025)
• Channel Islands — 60,007 (2023)
• Croatia — 23,986 (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Türkiye

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$185.57 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$71.62 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$221.44 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 8.74 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 13.86% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$873.8 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 34.48 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 54.71% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Türkiye's GDP per capita (current LCU)?

733,838 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 30.53 billion% from 0.0024 in 1960 (35.06% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 733,838 in 2025 and the lowest 0.0024 in 1960.

How does Türkiye rank?

53rd highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (current LCU) unusual for Türkiye?

In 2025, Türkiye's GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 212,463 on 2024 (from 521,374 to 733,838). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +17,377 and a typical year strayed about 45,777 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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