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Middle East > Turkey > Economy

TURKISH ECONOMY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agriculture > products
tobacco, cotton, grain, olives, sugar beets, pulse, citrus; livestock
Aid as % of GDP 117% [117th of 129]
Business efficiency 39 [39th of 51]
Economic freedom 124 [124th of 156]
Exchange rates
Turkish liras per US dollar - 1,425,500 (2004), 1,500,900 (2003), 1,507,200 (2002), 1,225,600 (2001), 625,200 (2000)
GDP > PPP $17.00 [17th of 163]
GDP per capita in 1950 $36.00 [36th of 52]
GDP per capita in 1973 $38.00 [38th of 52]
Income category Lower middle income
Income distribution > Poorest 10% 70% [70th of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 10% 45% [45th of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 20% 45% [45th of 114]
Overall productivity > PPP $40.00 [40th of 49]
Population under $1 a day 52 [52nd of 59]
Poverty > Share of all poor people 35 % of world's poor [35th of 80]
Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines 12 [12th of 183]
World Trade > Imports > Mech transmission equipment 28 [28th of 137]
World Trade > Imports > Mechanical handling equipment 29 [29th of 146]
World Trade > Imports > Special industrial machines nes 18 [18th of 144]
World Trade > Imports > Special transactions nes 7 [7th of 118]

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SOURCES: ; Official Development Assistance (ODA) received as a % of Gross Domestic Product (GDP); Based upon a business efficiency index where '100' represents the highest level of business efficiency.; Index of 'economic freedom', according to the American organisation 'The Heritage Foundation'. It is worth noting that such indices are based on highly culturally contingent factors. This data makes a number of assumptions about 'freedom' and the role of the government that are not accepted by much of the world's population. A broad discussion of The Heritage Foundation's definition and methodology can be found at http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ChapterPDFs/chapter5.HTML.; The official value of a country's monetary unit at a given date or over a given period of time, as expressed in units of local currency per US dollar and as determined by international market forces or official fiat.; Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004.; World Bank income categories are used; Share of income or consumption (%). The distribution of income is typically more unequal than the distribution of consumption.; Estimates: GDP (PPP) per person employed, US$; Population below line - proportion receiving less than $1 per day in income (purchasing power parity). Data from most recent available between the period 1983 to 2000.; The percentage of the world's total poor who live in each nation. 'Poor' here is defined as lving below the global poverty line of US$1 per day.; US exports of textile, sewing machines, USD Thousands, 2004; Imports of Mech transmission equipment, by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Mechanical handling equipment, by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Special industrial machines n.e.s., by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Special transactions n.e.s., by country, in thousands USD

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Turkey, Republic of Turkey, Turkiye Cumhuriyeti, Turkiye

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FIKRET BODUR (U.S.A)
17th January 2007
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