Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … 9/26/2025 in Turkey
Turkey: Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … 9/26/2025 was -0.2683 in 2031. ◆ Volatile
Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government in Turkey, 2000–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Turkey is -0.2683, measured in 2031.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Turkey peaked at 4.6 in 2004 and was at its lowest, -3.5, in 2023.
That places Turkey 8th out of 24 countries with data for 2031, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … 9/26/2025 in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.72 | — |
| 2001 | 4.58 | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 2.26 | -50.7% |
| 2003 | 4.13 | +83.3% |
| 2004 | 4.6 | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 4.32 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 4.56 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 3.17 | -30.6% |
| 2008 | 1.95 | -38.4% |
| 2009 | -0.8699 | -144.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4407 | -150.7% |
| 2011 | 2.12 | +380.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6901 | -67.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | +53.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9882 | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.33 | +34.3% |
| 2016 | -0.2857 | -121.5% |
| 2017 | -0.5485 | +92.0% |
| 2018 | -1.68 | +207.0% |
| 2019 | -2.91 | +72.5% |
| 2020 | -2.86 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | -1.2 | -57.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0463 | -103.8% |
| 2023 | -3.5 | -7667.2% |
| 2024 | -2.54 | -27.4% |
| 2025 | -0.1334 | -94.8% |
| 2026 | -0.3358 | +151.7% |
| 2027 | -0.2656 | -20.9% |
| 2028 | -0.3222 | +21.3% |
| 2029 | -0.3041 | -5.6% |
| 2030 | -0.2753 | -9.5% |
| 2031 | -0.2683 | -2.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's -0.2683 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.43, 19% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Turkey's -0.2683 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -2.03, 13% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … 9/26/2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -7667.2% | 0.0463 | -3.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.24 | -0.8699 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1197 | -2.91 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.14 | -3.5 | 0.0463 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.2718 | -0.2753 | -0.2683 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More external debt data for Turkey
- Net financial flows, IBRD 854.28 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.8193 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0001 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 1,027 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0109 NFL, current US$ per person (2022)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -1.2 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2022)
- Use of IMF credit 7.58 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 188.58 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 399.46 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Turkey?
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Turkey was -0.2683 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 in 2004.
- What is the lowest primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.5 in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government?
- Turkey ranks 8th out of 24 countries with data for 2031.
- Is primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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