International debt issues to GDP in Türkiye
Türkiye: International debt issues to GDP was 19.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International debt issues to GDP in Türkiye, 1988–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international debt issues to gdp in Türkiye is 19.6%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 166.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international debt issues to gdp in Türkiye peaked at 19.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1988.
That places Türkiye 59th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
International debt issues to GDP in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2.2% | — |
| 1989 | 2.7% | +23.7% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +42.9% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +38.6% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | +57.6% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | -26.8% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +34.2% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +31.2% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 2.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 7.3% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Türkiye
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 365,380 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 19.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 42.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 913.08 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 83.20 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 46.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 52.30 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 135.50 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 134.36 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,565 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international debt issues to gdp in Türkiye?
- International debt issues to gdp in Türkiye was 19.6% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1988.
- How does Türkiye rank for international debt issues to gdp?
- Türkiye ranks 59th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international debt issues to gdp rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of International debt issues to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total value of outstanding international debt issues both public and private, as a share of GDP. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 12A (Amount Outstanding): International debt securities - all issuers.