Turkey by Economic Indicators: Turkey has the population of 75 million. Turkey is the 17th most populous country in the world. Turkey’s nominal GDP was valued at US$773 billion in 2011, ranking its economy 18th in the world in terms of size and the second-largest in Central and Eastern Europe (behind Russia).

Turkey witnessed an extremely strong growth after the global financial crisis with growth of 9.2% in 2010 and 8.5% in 2011. Growth then slowed to 3.2% in 2012. Foreign direct investment inflows amounted to US$14 billion in 2012, down from US$22 billion in 2007. Inflation in Turkey rose significantly in 2008 and again in 2011. At the end of 2012, inflation stood at a high 9.2%. View more data or Buy full report