Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Turkey
Turkey: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 68.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Turkey, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Turkey stood at 68.6%.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Turkey peaked at 93.7% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 1982.
That places Turkey 92nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 89.0% | — |
| 1961 | 87.4% | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 92.6% | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 91.6% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 93.5% | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 91.0% | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 88.6% | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 87.3% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 86.1% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 82.0% | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 81.1% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 80.8% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 86.8% | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 84.9% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 82.5% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 79.7% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 77.3% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 59.5% | -23.1% |
| 1982 | 56.9% | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 59.9% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 63.0% | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 63.7% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 68.7% | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 73.8% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 71.4% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 77.5% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 81.5% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 83.9% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 78.3% | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 80.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 80.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 82.0% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 83.5% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 85.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 84.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 82.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 82.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | +1.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 68.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 68.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 83% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.4% | 87.4% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 84.0% | 79.7% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.2% | 56.9% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.3% | 78.3% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 68.1% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 62.4% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 67.3% | 68.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More private sector data for Turkey
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Turkey?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Turkey was 68.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 1967.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9% in 1982.
- How does Turkey rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Turkey ranks 92nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.