Gross debt in Turkey

Gross debt of the last 18 years in billion USD

Comparison of the gross debt per capita with the European Union in Euro

      Turkey       European Union

Budget deficit in Turkey

The budget deficit of a country is the result of all its claims and liabilities. This includes incomes and expenses, repayments and building of new debts in other countries, but also domestic positions of the government, such as social insurances, local authorities and communities. It is the financial balance of the economic accounts. In simple terms: If a country at the end of the year has more money, than at at the beginning, it is a surplus - it is less, it is called deficit.

The budget balance in Turkey in the period between 2001 and 2010 varied between -46.71 bn Euro and +3.95 bn Euro. In 2010 was reached a balance of -19.04 bn Euro.

In ratio to population, this equals a surplus of 0 Euro per capita in Turkey. For comparison, the average debt per capita in the European Union was in the same year at 2,486 Euro.

Budget deficit and surplus in the last 9 years

(negative numbers = deficit)