Expenditures on housing and rent, food and non-alcoholic beverages and transportation had the largest part of household consumption expenditures in Turkey

According to the results acquired from combined data set of 2017, 2018 and 2019 Household Budget Surveys; expenditures on housing and rent, food and non-alcoholic beverages and transportation had the largest part of household consumption expenditures. TR1 (İstanbul) region had the highest share in expenditures on housing and rent with 28.6% where TRA (North-East Anatolia) region had the lowest share with 20.2%.

TRB (Central-East Anatolia) SR Level 1 region allocated the highest share to food

TRB (Central-East Anatolia) region had the highest share in expenditures on food and non-alcoholic beverages with 28.5% where TR1 (İstanbul) region had the lowest share with 15.9%.

TR8 (West Black Sea) SR Level 1 region allocated the highest share to transportation

TR8 (West Black Sea) region had the highest share with 20.1% and TRC (South-East Anatolia) region had the lowest share with 15.3% for transportation.

The share of education was the highest in TR1 (İstanbul) SR Level 1 region

Where TR1 (İstanbul) region had the highest share with 3.7%, TR9 (East Black Sea) region had the lowest share with 0.9% for education.

TR2 (West Marmara) region had the highest share which was 2.7%, TRB (Central-East Anatolia) region had the lowest share which was 1.2% in health expenditures.

Distribution of household consumption expenditures by types of expenditure (%), SR Level 1, 2019

One fourth of household consumption expenditures were in TR1 (İstanbul) SR Level 1 region

TR1 (İstanbul) region had 24.4% of the household consumption expenditures in Turkey. While TR3 (Aegean) was the second with 15.1%, TR6 (Mediterranean) region followed TR3 (Aegean) with 11.4%.

While TR1 (İstanbul) region had the highest share in all expenditure groups, 38.6% of education expenditures, 28.9% of restaurant and hotels expenditures, 28.6% of housing and rent and entertainment and culture expenditures were realized in TR1 (İstanbul) region.

TR3 (Aegean) region, which ranks second with its share of household consumption expenditures, made 17.3% of alcoholic beverages, cigarette and tobacco expenditures, 16.0% of restaurant and hotels expenditures and 15.8% of health expenditures.

The lowest share of consumption expenditures belonged to TRA (North-East Anatolia) SR Level 1 region

TRA (North-East Anatolia) had the lowest share in household consumption expenditures with the rate of 1.8%. TRB (Central-East Anatolia) followed this region with 2.6% and TR9 (East Black Sea) with 2.9%.

TRA (North-East Anatolia) region’s share of alcoholic beverages, cigarette and tobacco expenditures was 2.5%, 2.2% from the food and non-alcoholic beverages group and 2.1% from the clothing and footwear group.

TRB (Central-East Anatolia) region’s share of expenditures on food and non-alcoholic beverages was 3.7%, while it was 3.5% from clothing and footwear and 2.9% from communication.

Distribution of household consumption expenditures (%), SR Level 1, 2019

Distribution of household consumption expenditures (%), SR Level 2, 2019

TR1 (İstanbul) SR Level 2 region had the highest share in consumption expenditures

TR1 (İstanbul) region had 24.4% of the household consumption expenditures in Turkey. While TR51 (Ankara) took second place with 7.6%; TR31 (İzmir) and TR41 (Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik) followed this region with 6.5% and 5.6% respectively.

TRA2 (Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan) and TR82 (Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop) regions had the lowest share in household consumption expenditures with 0.8%. These regions were followed by TRB2 (Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari) and TRA1 (Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt) with 1.0% and TRC3 (Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt) and TR81 (Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın) with 1.3%.

TRB2 (Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari) SR Level 2 region allocated the highest share to food

While TRB2 (Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari) region allocated the highest share to food and non-alcoholic beverages with 34.4%, housing and rent and transportation expenditures followed with 21.8% and 10.5% respectively.

While TRB2 (Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari) region allocated the lowest share to education with 0.6%, health and entertainment and culture expenditures followed with 1.1% and 1.7% respectively.

TR82 (Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop) SR Level 2 region allocated the highest share to transportation

TR82 (Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop) was the region that allocated the highest share to transportation expenditures with 22.7%. This region followed by TR21 (Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli) with 21.2%, TR42 (Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova) and TR81 (Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın) with 20.4%.

The next release on this subject will be on September, 2021.