Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Turkey

Turkey: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity was 673,952 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
673,952 t
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
14th
of 252 countries
All-time high
934,639 t
in 2013
All-time low
800 t
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Turkey, 1961–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 673,952 t for printing and writing papers — import quantity in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity in Turkey peaked at 934,639 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 800 t, in 1966.

Turkey ranks 14th of 252 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Printing and writing papers — Import quantity in Turkey, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 6,400 t
1962 8,000 t +25.0%
1963 10,400 t +30.0%
1964 3,000 t -71.2%
1965 1,300 t -56.7%
1966 800 t -38.5%
1967 3,800 t +375.0%
1968 4,800 t +26.3%
1969 7,200 t +50.0%
1970 4,300 t -40.3%
1971 12,300 t +186.0%
1972 4,700 t -61.8%
1973 4,800 t +2.1%
1974 3,000 t -37.5%
1975 2,400 t -20.0%
1976 2,700 t +12.5%
1977 4,200 t +55.6%
1978 2,800 t -33.3%
1979 2,800 t +0.0%
1980 2,800 t +0.0%
1981 4,700 t +67.9%
1982 7,600 t +61.7%
1983 8,700 t +14.5%
1984 13,000 t +49.4%
1985 21,300 t +63.8%
1986 24,500 t +15.0%
1987 44,800 t +82.9%
1988 34,100 t -23.9%
1989 52,400 t +53.7%
1990 65,400 t +24.8%
1991 65,400 t +0.0%
1992 100,304 t +53.4%
1993 196,865 t +96.3%
1994 25,000 t -87.3%
1995 25,000 t +0.0%
1996 160,000 t +540.0%
1997 155,000 t -3.1%
1998 156,000 t +0.6%
1999 181,000 t +16.0%
2000 236,540 t +30.7%
2001 161,000 t -31.9%
2002 284,000 t +76.4%
2003 284,000 t +0.0%
2004 284,000 t +0.0%
2005 494,000 t +73.9%
2006 494,000 t +0.0%
2007 596,001 t +20.6%
2008 630,000 t +5.7%
2009 622,000 t -1.3%
2010 850,976 t +36.8%
2011 779,576 t -8.4%
2012 871,700 t +11.8%
2013 934,639 t +7.2%
2014 909,701 t -2.7%
2015 891,700 t -2.0%
2016 928,000 t +4.1%
2017 927,000 t -0.1%
2018 797,908 t -13.9%
2019 876,000 t +9.8%
2020 804,000 t -8.2%
2021 641,000 t -20.3%
2022 777,000 t +21.2%
2023 698,041 t -10.2%
2024 673,952 t -3.5%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 673,952 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,775 t, 37.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 673,952 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68,941 t, 9.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 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.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +540.0% 25,000 t 160,000 t
1967 +375.0% 800 t 3,800 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,078 t 800 t 10,400 t 9
1970s 4,400 t 2,400 t 12,300 t 10
1980s 21,390 t 2,800 t 52,400 t 10
1990s 112,997 t 25,000 t 196,865 t 10
2000s 408,554 t 161,000 t 630,000 t 10
2010s 876,720 t 779,576 t 934,639 t 10
2020s 718,799 t 641,000 t 804,000 t 5

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 11 China, mainland 724,731 t compare
  2. 12 Mexico 724,535 t compare
  3. 13 Belgium 678,231 t compare
  4. 14 Türkiye 673,952 t compare
  5. 16 Spain 657,794 t compare
  6. 17 Viet Nam 535,968 t compare
  7. 17 Vietnam 535,968 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is printing and writing papers — import quantity in Turkey?
Printing and writing papers — import quantity in Turkey was 673,952 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest printing and writing papers — import quantity recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 934,639 t in 2013.
What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 800 t in 1966.
How does Turkey rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity?
Turkey ranks 14th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
Is printing and writing papers — import quantity rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Printing and writing papers — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 13,103 data points, 1961–2024
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