Türkiye posts budget surplus of $552.1M in February
Türkiye recorded a central government budget surplus of 24.4 billion liras ($552.1 million) in February, according to the Ministry of Treasury and Finance.
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 01:57 | 16 March 2026
Türkiye's central government budget balance saw a surplus of 24.4 billion Turkish liras ($552.1 million) in February, official figures from the Treasury and Finance Ministry showed on Monday.
The country's budget revenues rose 87.1% year-on-year to 1.14 trillion liras ($25.8 billion) in February, while budget expenditures increased 28.6% to 1.32 trillion liras ($29.87 billion), according to the ministry.
Türkiye's tax revenues were 1.21 trillion liras ($27.38 billion), while interest rate payments totaled 183.69 billion liras ($4.15 billion).
The budget balance excluding interest rate payments saw a surplus of 208.1 billion liras ($4.7 billion).
In the first two months of the year, the country's budget saw a deficit of 190.17 billion liras ($4.3 billion).