Government budget and revenue in Balıkesir, Türkiye: official figures
Central government units across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir collected 63.5 billion lira of budget revenue in 2025, 49,768 lira per resident (14th highest of 33 big-city provinces), and spent 88.6 billion lira.
How much tax is collected in Balıkesir?
General budget tax receipts across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir reached 55.2 billion lira in 2025, 43,253 lira per resident (14th highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 128,989 lira) and 0.50% of all tax collected.
Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copyHow much does the municipality of Balıkesir spend?
Local governments across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir spent 33.9 billion lira in 2025, 26,536 lira per resident (10th highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 26,574 lira); municipalities accounted for 33.8 billion lira.
Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copyMore figures
- Revenue collected across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir covered 71.7% of central government spending there in 2025, 16th highest of 33 big-city provinces; spending per resident was 69,458 lira. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
- Of the 98.4 billion lira of central budget revenue assessed across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir in 2025, 64.5% was actually collected by year end. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
- 87.3% of the tax assessed across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir in 2025 was collected within the year. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
- Municipal spending per resident across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir was 26,518 lira in 2025, 10th highest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
How Balıkesir compares with other cities in Türkiye
General budget tax collected per resident (whole province) (2025)
Balıkesir ranks 14 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages. Tax is booked where it is collected: firms pay at their head-office tax office, so provinces with big company headquarters rank high. Per-resident figures use the 2024 population.
| Rank | City | General budget tax collected per resident (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Adana | 47,340 lira |
| 12 | Eskişehir | 45,382 lira |
| 13 | Trabzon | 43,872 lira |
| 14 | Balıkesir | 43,253 lira |
| 15 | Manisa | 41,577 lira |
| 16 | Sakarya | 41,200 lira |
| 17 | Denizli | 40,614 lira |
Central government revenue collected per resident (whole province) (2025)
Balıkesir ranks 14 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages. Excludes revenue booked by ministries’ central accounting units (the "Merkez" line). Per-resident figures use the 2024 population.
| Rank | City | Central government revenue collected per resident (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Adana | 54,896 lira |
| 12 | Eskişehir | 52,632 lira |
| 13 | Trabzon | 51,083 lira |
| 14 | Balıkesir | 49,768 lira |
| 15 | Sakarya | 47,569 lira |
| 16 | Denizli | 46,372 lira |
| 17 | Manisa | 46,093 lira |
Central government spending per resident (whole province) (2025)
Balıkesir ranks 14 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages. Excludes spending booked by ministries’ central accounting units. Per-resident figures use the 2024 population.
| Rank | City | Central government spending per resident (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Hatay | 76,779 lira |
| 12 | Kahramanmaraş | 74,643 lira |
| 13 | Kayseri | 72,077 lira |
| 14 | Balıkesir | 69,458 lira |
| 15 | Adana | 65,041 lira |
| 16 | Mardin | 63,151 lira |
| 17 | Mersin | 62,951 lira |
Revenue collected as a share of central spending (whole province) (2025)
Balıkesir ranks 16 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Revenue collected as a share of central spending (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Denizli | 88.6% |
| 14 | Adana | 84.4% |
| 15 | Aydın | 72.7% |
| 16 | Balıkesir | 71.7% |
| 17 | Konya | 68.8% |
| 18 | Eskişehir | 65.7% |
| 19 | Gaziantep | 64.2% |
Local government spending per resident (whole province) (2025)
Balıkesir ranks 10 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages. Municipalities, provincial special administrations and local government unions. Per-resident figures use the 2024 population.
| Rank | City | Local government spending per resident (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Konya | 27,272 lira |
| 8 | Antalya | 26,984 lira |
| 9 | Hatay | 26,905 lira |
| 10 | Balıkesir | 26,536 lira |
| 11 | Kahramanmaraş | 25,369 lira |
| 12 | Malatya | 25,179 lira |
| 13 | Tekirdağ | 24,986 lira |
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Sources
- Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance): 2025 central government budget revenue and expenditure by province (cumulative to December 2025), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ee14ab6763f0…)
- Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance): 2025 local government budget expenditure by institution type and province (municipalities, provincial special administrations, local unions), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a64619ab0792…)
- Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance): 2025 general budget tax revenue assessed and collected by province (cumulative to December 2025), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 adf424e2695d…)
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