Türkiye's imports of goods and services (current LCU) was 15.81 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2,425% from 626.04 billion in 2015 (38.11% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 15.81 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 1.63 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 626.04 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 15.81 trillion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 2,500 | 1960 |
| Average since 2016 | 5.17 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 2,500 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Türkiye's imports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 31.2% on 2024 (from 12.05 trillion to 15.81 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +42.6% and a typical year strayed about 40.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 281.8% in 1980 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.4% in 1964. 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 1.64 trillion a year. A straight line explains 83% 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 24th highest value of the 137 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
- China — 21st of 137: 23.67 trillion
- Pakistan — 22nd of 137: 19.58 trillion
- Costa Rica — 23rd of 137: 16.91 trillion
- Angola — 25th of 137: 15.08 trillion
- Côte d'Ivoire — 26th of 137: 14.38 trillion
- Mexico — 27th of 137: 14.2 trillion
What this measures
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.
All 66 values
| Year | Imports of goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15,808,735,220,880 |
| 2024 | 12,052,186,939,900 |
| 2023 | 9,148,685,015,800 |
| 2022 | 6,399,627,735,800 |
| 2021 | 2,568,769,207,600 |
| 2020 | 1,627,343,629,400 |
| 2019 | 1,300,743,259,500 |
| 2018 | 1,183,711,452,700 |
| 2017 | 932,731,595,500 |
| 2016 | 663,755,874,400 |
Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — 1.13 trillion (2025)
- Armenia — 6.07 trillion (2025)
- Austria — 268.29 billion (2025)
- Azerbaijan — 47.52 billion (2025)
- Belarus — 163.47 billion (2025)
- Belgium — 497.36 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 30.61 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — 60.07 billion (2025)
- Croatia — 49.29 billion (2025)
- Cyprus — 33.54 billion (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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Türkiye's imports of goods and services (current LCU)?
- 15.81 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 632.35 billion% from 2,500 in 1960 (41.51% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 15.81 trillion in 2025 and the lowest 2,500 in 1960.
- How does Türkiye rank?
- 24th highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Türkiye?
- In 2025, Türkiye's imports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 31.2% on 2024 (from 12.05 trillion to 15.81 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +42.6% and a typical year strayed about 40.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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