Government budget and revenue in Mersin, Türkiye: official figures
Central government units across the province that contains the city of Mersin collected 247.7 billion lira of budget revenue in 2025, 126,741 lira per resident (5th highest of 33 big-city provinces), and spent 123.0 billion lira.
How much tax is collected in Mersin?
General budget tax receipts across the province that contains the city of Mersin reached 233.4 billion lira in 2025, 119,421 lira per resident (5th highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 128,989 lira) and 2.11% of all tax collected.
Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copyHow much does the municipality of Mersin spend?
Local governments across the province that contains the city of Mersin spent 46.8 billion lira in 2025, 23,972 lira per resident (15th highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 26,574 lira); municipalities accounted for 46.8 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 Mersin covered 201.3% of central government spending there in 2025, 4th highest of 33 big-city provinces; spending per resident was 62,951 lira. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
- Of the 318.6 billion lira of central budget revenue assessed across the province that contains the city of Mersin in 2025, 77.7% was actually collected by year end. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
- 90.7% of the tax assessed across the province that contains the city of Mersin 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 Mersin was 23,968 lira in 2025, 13th highest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
How Mersin compares with other cities in Türkiye
General budget tax collected per resident (whole province) (2025)
Mersin ranks 5 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | İstanbul | 357,527 lira |
| 3 | İzmir | 211,715 lira |
| 4 | Ankara | 196,695 lira |
| 5 | Mersin | 119,421 lira |
| 6 | Tekirdağ | 84,985 lira |
| 7 | Bursa | 78,567 lira |
| 8 | Hatay | 65,529 lira |
Central government revenue collected per resident (whole province) (2025)
Mersin ranks 5 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | İstanbul | 385,021 lira |
| 3 | Ankara | 245,727 lira |
| 4 | İzmir | 220,495 lira |
| 5 | Mersin | 126,741 lira |
| 6 | Tekirdağ | 90,694 lira |
| 7 | Bursa | 86,089 lira |
| 8 | Antalya | 73,969 lira |
Central government spending per resident (whole province) (2025)
Mersin ranks 17 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Balıkesir | 69,458 lira |
| 15 | Adana | 65,041 lira |
| 16 | Mardin | 63,151 lira |
| 17 | Mersin | 62,951 lira |
| 18 | İzmir | 61,242 lira |
| 19 | Konya | 59,451 lira |
| 20 | Kocaeli | 58,824 lira |
Revenue collected as a share of central spending (whole province) (2025)
Mersin ranks 4 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | İstanbul | 957.7% |
| 2 | Kocaeli | 816.8% |
| 3 | İzmir | 360.0% |
| 4 | Mersin | 201.3% |
| 5 | Tekirdağ | 200.3% |
| 6 | Bursa | 192.3% |
| 7 | Ankara | 158.6% |
Local government spending per resident (whole province) (2025)
Mersin ranks 15 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Malatya | 25,179 lira |
| 13 | Tekirdağ | 24,986 lira |
| 14 | Elazığ | 24,819 lira |
| 15 | Mersin | 23,972 lira |
| 16 | Gaziantep | 23,258 lira |
| 17 | Samsun | 23,083 lira |
| 18 | Eskişehir | 22,548 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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