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Turkey: investment climate and market data

Turkey scores 51 out of 100 on the Invest Global investability score (elevated), ranking 139 of 199 countries. Its strongest pillar is market depth and infrastructure (68) and its weakest is political stability and security (37).

51/ 100 · Elevated · grade B- · High confidence
GDP
$1.60 trillion
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
3.6%
2025 · World Bank
Inflation
34.9%
2025 · World Bank
FDI inflows
0.8% of GDP
2025 · World Bank
Government debt
24% of GDP
2025 · IMF
Reserves
5.1 months of imports
2025 · World Bank
Population
85.9 million
2025 · World Bank
GDP per person
$18,599
2025 · World Bank

Why Turkey scores 51

Institutions and rule of law25%43
Openness to foreign investment20%53
Macro and financial stability18%60
Political stability and security10%37
Growth and upside12%38
Market depth and infrastructure15%68

Six weighted pillars from World Bank, OECD and IMF indicators. See the method, weights and every country.

Openness to foreign investors

The OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index for Turkey is 0.11 on a scale from 0 (fully open) to 1 (closed), as of 2025. That is moderately open, with some sector limits.

Where Turkey is most exposed by sector

Critical Minerals and Rare Earths
87
High exposure
Mining and Metals
72
High exposure
Industrials and Manufacturing
72
High exposure
Consumer
70
High exposure

Exposure scores show how important each sector is to the economy, not how attractive it is to invest in. Browse all sectors.

Natural resources

142 mines and deposits are mapped in Turkey. It produces 18.8% of world chromium, 2.5% of world antimony. Power capacity is 51 GW. See the minerals, mines and power plants.

Go deeper on Turkey

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Educational research, not investment, legal or tax advice. Scores are screening tools built from public data and are not forecasts or ratings. Figures are the latest available from the named source and may lag. Confirm everything with local advisers before committing capital. Sources: World Bank WDI and WGI, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD. Data as of 2026-10-09.