TurkeyEurope & Central Asia
Turkey: 16th largest economy, 17th in military spending
Population85.9M#18 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$1.6T#16 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$18.6k#62 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output243 TWh#43 of 186 in the world · 2024
Military spending$25B#17 of 167 in the world · 2024
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
85.9M people, 89% in cities
- Population85.9M2025
- Population growth0.4%2025
- Urban population89.5%2025
- Land area770k km²2023
A $1.6T economy, $18.6k per person
- GDP$1.6T2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$3.9T2025
- GDP per person$18.6k2025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$45.3k2025
- GDP growth3.6%2025
Fuels are 6% of goods exports
- Exports, share of GDP24.8%2025
- Imports, share of GDP25.1%2025
- Fuels, share of goods exports6.2%2024
- Exports of goods and services$397B2025
- Imports of goods and services$401B2025
Fossil fuel output of 243 TWh
Oilmade 32 TWhused 658 TWh
Gasmade 3.9 TWhused 509 TWh
Coalmade 208 TWhused 500 TWh
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)243 TWh2024
- Primary energy consumption2.1k TWh2024
- Energy use per person23.9 MWh2024
- Electricity generation354 TWh2025
- Electricity from fossil fuels56.7%2025
Spends $25B on its military, 1.9% of GDP
- Military spending$25B2024
- Military spending, share of GDP1.9%2024
- Armed forces personnel512k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$381M2024
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$332M2024
What Turkey's leaders said lately
8 statements on record, newest first
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President · 3 Octcommitment
No one will be able to stand between us and our goal of a terror-free Türkiye
source ↗ - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President · 3 Octreassurance
The brutal regime, which had the blood of 1 million people in their hands, was toppled in Syria, and an administration, which is a close friend of Türkiye, took office. With the integration process, the issue of terror is being resolved now there.
source ↗ - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President · 3 Oct
Likewise in Iraq, the environment of security is being reestablished in the places where insecurity prevailed for years.
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Where these numbers come from
- Bank for International Settlements, central bank policy rates ↗ · BIS statistics, free reuse with attribution · 2026
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2020-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2025
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.