Military spending, annual growth rate in Turkey
Turkey: Military spending, annual growth rate was 8.57 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
8.57 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 297.0%
World rank
49th
of 172 countries
All-time high
190.66 % change on previous year
in 1876
All-time low
-60.19 % change on previous year
in 1915
Years of data
207
1817–2023
Military spending, annual growth rate in Turkey, 1817–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending, annual growth rate in Turkey is 8.57 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 297.0% on the previous year and up 213.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, annual growth rate in Turkey peaked at 190.66 % change on previous year in 1876 and was at its lowest, -60.19 % change on previous year, in 1915.
Turkey ranks 49th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, annual growth rate in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1817 | -12.99 % change on previous year | — |
| 1818 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -127.9% |
| 1819 | 5.87 % change on previous year | +62.1% |
| 1820 | 14.62 % change on previous year | +149.1% |
| 1821 | 20.46 % change on previous year | +40.0% |
| 1822 | -2.65 % change on previous year | -113.0% |
| 1823 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -269.4% |
| 1824 | 15.71 % change on previous year | +249.4% |
| 1825 | 0.5816 % change on previous year | -96.3% |
| 1826 | 11.13 % change on previous year | +1813.4% |
| 1827 | -0.4537 % change on previous year | -104.1% |
| 1828 | 10.77 % change on previous year | -2473.3% |
| 1829 | 12.32 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 1830 | -3.71 % change on previous year | -130.2% |
| 1831 | 25.16 % change on previous year | -777.5% |
| 1832 | 5.98 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 1833 | 4.57 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 1834 | -4.96 % change on previous year | -208.6% |
| 1835 | 4.92 % change on previous year | -199.2% |
| 1836 | -4.9 % change on previous year | -199.5% |
| 1837 | 8.25 % change on previous year | -268.5% |
| 1838 | -0.2089 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 1839 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -2280.5% |
| 1840 | 17.54 % change on previous year | +285.1% |
| 1841 | 0.8013 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 1842 | 7.15 % change on previous year | +792.8% |
| 1843 | 12.49 % change on previous year | +74.6% |
| 1844 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -85.8% |
| 1845 | 3.94 % change on previous year | +121.6% |
| 1846 | -0.7131 % change on previous year | -118.1% |
| 1847 | -1.4 % change on previous year | +96.7% |
| 1848 | 13.1 % change on previous year | -1033.8% |
| 1849 | 0.1671 % change on previous year | -98.7% |
| 1850 | -3.85 % change on previous year | -2404.8% |
| 1851 | 9.1 % change on previous year | -336.2% |
| 1852 | -18.48 % change on previous year | -303.2% |
| 1853 | 5.58 % change on previous year | -130.2% |
| 1854 | -9.56 % change on previous year | -271.2% |
| 1855 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -125.7% |
| 1856 | 3.89 % change on previous year | +58.4% |
| 1857 | -12.39 % change on previous year | -418.5% |
| 1858 | -8.49 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 1859 | 76.02 % change on previous year | -995.7% |
| 1860 | 0.5715 % change on previous year | -99.2% |
| 1861 | 4.23 % change on previous year | +639.4% |
| 1862 | 11.98 % change on previous year | +183.6% |
| 1863 | -3.97 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 1864 | 5.67 % change on previous year | -242.8% |
| 1865 | -27.68 % change on previous year | -588.3% |
| 1866 | -29.69 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 1867 | 20.77 % change on previous year | -170.0% |
| 1868 | 15.04 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 1869 | -0.1675 % change on previous year | -101.1% |
| 1870 | -9.59 % change on previous year | +5626.1% |
| 1871 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -148.7% |
| 1872 | 4.73 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1873 | 5.2 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 1874 | 6.14 % change on previous year | +18.2% |
| 1875 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 1876 | 190.66 % change on previous year | +6121.2% |
| 1877 | -27.29 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 1878 | -25.62 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1879 | -30.7 % change on previous year | +19.8% |
| 1880 | -6.56 % change on previous year | -78.6% |
| 1881 | -2.75 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 1882 | 6.68 % change on previous year | -342.5% |
| 1883 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 1884 | 7.91 % change on previous year | +331.7% |
| 1885 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 1886 | 14.96 % change on previous year | +619.6% |
| 1887 | -0.6205 % change on previous year | -104.1% |
| 1888 | 9.02 % change on previous year | -1553.9% |
| 1889 | 10.81 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 1890 | -15.54 % change on previous year | -243.7% |
| 1891 | -5.58 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 1892 | 7.8 % change on previous year | -239.7% |
| 1893 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -55.0% |
| 1894 | 6.51 % change on previous year | +85.5% |
| 1895 | 5.79 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1896 | -16.06 % change on previous year | -377.5% |
| 1897 | 9.78 % change on previous year | -160.9% |
| 1898 | 7.34 % change on previous year | -24.9% |
| 1899 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -120.2% |
| 1900 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -289.9% |
| 1901 | -6.77 % change on previous year | -340.1% |
| 1902 | -1.79 % change on previous year | -73.6% |
| 1903 | -16.57 % change on previous year | +826.2% |
| 1904 | -2.72 % change on previous year | -83.6% |
| 1905 | 8.66 % change on previous year | -418.7% |
| 1906 | -2.23 % change on previous year | -125.7% |
| 1907 | -7.4 % change on previous year | +232.3% |
| 1908 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -121.0% |
| 1909 | 160.66 % change on previous year | +10249.4% |
| 1910 | -41.16 % change on previous year | -125.6% |
| 1911 | 25.1 % change on previous year | -161.0% |
| 1912 | 3.72 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 1913 | 129.83 % change on previous year | +3385.5% |
| 1914 | -17.14 % change on previous year | -113.2% |
| 1915 | -60.19 % change on previous year | +251.2% |
| 1916 | -1.84 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 1917 | -15.25 % change on previous year | +727.9% |
| 1918 | -8.3 % change on previous year | -45.6% |
| 1919 | -48.33 % change on previous year | +482.1% |
| 1920 | -19.14 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 1921 | 13.95 % change on previous year | -172.9% |
| 1922 | -6.56 % change on previous year | -147.0% |
| 1923 | -1.95 % change on previous year | -70.3% |
| 1924 | -13.54 % change on previous year | +594.9% |
| 1925 | 18.76 % change on previous year | -238.6% |
| 1926 | 23.78 % change on previous year | +26.8% |
| 1927 | 9.59 % change on previous year | -59.7% |
| 1928 | 0.133 % change on previous year | -98.6% |
| 1929 | -2.91 % change on previous year | -2287.0% |
| 1930 | -6.41 % change on previous year | +120.5% |
| 1931 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -154.3% |
| 1932 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -154.2% |
| 1933 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -306.1% |
| 1934 | 65.58 % change on previous year | +1585.9% |
| 1935 | 10.9 % change on previous year | -83.4% |
| 1936 | 13.56 % change on previous year | +24.4% |
| 1937 | 14.54 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1938 | 12.29 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 1939 | -0.7347 % change on previous year | -106.0% |
| 1940 | 17.24 % change on previous year | -2447.1% |
| 1941 | 6.64 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 1942 | -7.01 % change on previous year | -205.6% |
| 1943 | -8.49 % change on previous year | +21.1% |
| 1944 | 12.59 % change on previous year | -248.3% |
| 1945 | 140.78 % change on previous year | +1018.3% |
| 1946 | -19.27 % change on previous year | -113.7% |
| 1947 | -19.18 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1948 | -16.28 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1949 | 10.59 % change on previous year | -165.0% |
| 1950 | -7.09 % change on previous year | -166.9% |
| 1951 | -3.93 % change on previous year | -44.6% |
| 1952 | 16.44 % change on previous year | -518.7% |
| 1953 | 18.68 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1954 | 4.52 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 1955 | 5.34 % change on previous year | +18.2% |
| 1956 | 8.66 % change on previous year | +62.0% |
| 1957 | -3.49 % change on previous year | -140.3% |
| 1958 | -12.12 % change on previous year | +247.2% |
| 1959 | -7.7 % change on previous year | -36.5% |
| 1960 | -7.4 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1961 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -155.3% |
| 1962 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 1963 | 5.95 % change on previous year | +77.7% |
| 1964 | 11.42 % change on previous year | +91.7% |
| 1965 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -71.7% |
| 1966 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 1967 | 10.4 % change on previous year | +416.4% |
| 1968 | 5.01 % change on previous year | -51.8% |
| 1969 | 9.11 % change on previous year | +81.8% |
| 1970 | -2.18 % change on previous year | -123.9% |
| 1971 | 4.38 % change on previous year | -301.0% |
| 1972 | 8.46 % change on previous year | +93.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7593 % change on previous year | -91.0% |
| 1974 | 23.16 % change on previous year | +2950.7% |
| 1975 | 46.83 % change on previous year | +102.2% |
| 1976 | 17.86 % change on previous year | -61.9% |
| 1977 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 1978 | -12.2 % change on previous year | +478.8% |
| 1979 | -2.88 % change on previous year | -76.4% |
| 1980 | -14.03 % change on previous year | +386.6% |
| 1981 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 1982 | 2.61 % change on previous year | +30.2% |
| 1983 | -10 % change on previous year | -482.7% |
| 1984 | -14.66 % change on previous year | +46.6% |
| 1985 | -2.33 % change on previous year | -84.1% |
| 1986 | 17.31 % change on previous year | -843.0% |
| 1987 | -0.5567 % change on previous year | -103.2% |
| 1988 | -4.39 % change on previous year | +689.4% |
| 1989 | 9.18 % change on previous year | -308.9% |
| 1990 | 12.3 % change on previous year | +34.0% |
| 1991 | 28.02 % change on previous year | +127.8% |
| 1992 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -86.1% |
| 1993 | 36.22 % change on previous year | +832.5% |
| 1994 | -32.6 % change on previous year | -190.0% |
| 1995 | 27.96 % change on previous year | -185.8% |
| 1996 | 10 % change on previous year | -64.2% |
| 1997 | 4.07 % change on previous year | -59.3% |
| 1998 | 12.55 % change on previous year | +208.6% |
| 1999 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -68.9% |
| 2000 | -3.15 % change on previous year | -180.6% |
| 2001 | -9.96 % change on previous year | +216.1% |
| 2002 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -149.5% |
| 2003 | 5.98 % change on previous year | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 3.75 % change on previous year | -37.3% |
| 2005 | -0.2276 % change on previous year | -106.1% |
| 2006 | 7.34 % change on previous year | -3324.9% |
| 2007 | 3.65 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 2008 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -46.8% |
| 2009 | -7.89 % change on previous year | -506.3% |
| 2010 | 10.02 % change on previous year | -227.0% |
| 2011 | -9.05 % change on previous year | -190.3% |
| 2012 | -5.23 % change on previous year | -42.2% |
| 2013 | -7.57 % change on previous year | +44.6% |
| 2014 | -5.88 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 2015 | -4.78 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2019 % change on previous year | -104.2% |
| 2017 | 15.34 % change on previous year | +7499.0% |
| 2018 | 5.38 % change on previous year | -64.9% |
| 2019 | 16.66 % change on previous year | +209.9% |
| 2020 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -86.8% |
| 2021 | -2.07 % change on previous year | -193.7% |
| 2022 | -4.35 % change on previous year | +110.5% |
| 2023 | 8.57 % change on previous year | -297.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 8.57 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.16 % change on previous year, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 8.57 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.48 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, annual growth rate in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | +10249.4% | 1.55 % change on previous year | 160.66 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +7499.0% | 0.2019 % change on previous year | 15.34 % change on previous year |
| 1876 | +6121.2% | 3.06 % change on previous year | 190.66 % change on previous year |
| 1870 | -5626.1% | -0.1675 % change on previous year | -9.59 % change on previous year |
| 1913 | +3385.5% | 3.72 % change on previous year | 129.83 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +3324.9% | -0.2276 % change on previous year | 7.34 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | -1.17 % change on previous year | -12.99 % change on previous year | 5.87 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1820s | 8.7 % change on previous year | -2.65 % change on previous year | 20.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1830s | 3.97 % change on previous year | -4.96 % change on previous year | 25.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1840s | 5.49 % change on previous year | -1.4 % change on previous year | 17.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1850s | 4.43 % change on previous year | -18.48 % change on previous year | 76.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.3244 % change on previous year | -29.69 % change on previous year | 20.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 12.13 % change on previous year | -30.7 % change on previous year | 190.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.34 % change on previous year | -6.56 % change on previous year | 14.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2068 % change on previous year | -16.06 % change on previous year | 9.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 13.62 % change on previous year | -16.57 % change on previous year | 160.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | -3.36 % change on previous year | -60.19 % change on previous year | 129.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.21 % change on previous year | -19.14 % change on previous year | 23.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 11.52 % change on previous year | -6.41 % change on previous year | 65.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 11.76 % change on previous year | -19.27 % change on previous year | 140.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.93 % change on previous year | -12.12 % change on previous year | 18.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.72 % change on previous year | -7.4 % change on previous year | 11.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.21 % change on previous year | -12.2 % change on previous year | 46.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.49 % change on previous year | -14.66 % change on previous year | 17.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.63 % change on previous year | -32.6 % change on previous year | 36.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6355 % change on previous year | -9.96 % change on previous year | 7.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 % change on previous year | -9.05 % change on previous year | 16.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 % change on previous year | -4.35 % change on previous year | 8.57 % change on previous year | 4 |
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More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, annual growth rate in Turkey?
- Military spending, annual growth rate in Turkey was 8.57 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, annual growth rate recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 190.66 % change on previous year in 1876.
- What is the lowest military spending, annual growth rate recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was -60.19 % change on previous year in 1915.
- How does Turkey rank for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Turkey ranks 49th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, annual growth rate rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 213.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.