Government budget and revenue in Samsun, Türkiye: official figures
Central government units across the province that contains the city of Samsun collected 62.9 billion lira of budget revenue in 2025, 45,515 lira per resident (16th lowest of 33 big-city provinces), and spent 113.4 billion lira.
How much tax is collected in Samsun?
General budget tax receipts across the province that contains the city of Samsun reached 55.8 billion lira in 2025, 40,377 lira per resident (16th lowest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 128,989 lira) and 0.51% of all tax collected.
Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copyHow much does the municipality of Samsun spend?
Local governments across the province that contains the city of Samsun spent 31.9 billion lira in 2025, 23,083 lira per resident (17th highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 26,574 lira); municipalities accounted for 31.8 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 Samsun covered 55.5% of central government spending there in 2025, 13th lowest of 33 big-city provinces; spending per resident was 82,037 lira. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
- Of the 76.4 billion lira of central budget revenue assessed across the province that contains the city of Samsun in 2025, 82.4% was actually collected by year end. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
- 91.1% of the tax assessed across the province that contains the city of Samsun 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 Samsun was 23,000 lira in 2025, 16th highest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
How Samsun compares with other cities in Türkiye
General budget tax collected per resident (whole province) (2025)
Samsun ranks 18 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Manisa | 41,577 lira |
| 16 | Sakarya | 41,200 lira |
| 17 | Denizli | 40,614 lira |
| 18 | Samsun | 40,377 lira |
| 19 | Kayseri | 38,437 lira |
| 20 | Konya | 34,535 lira |
| 21 | Aydın | 32,775 lira |
Central government revenue collected per resident (whole province) (2025)
Samsun ranks 18 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Sakarya | 47,569 lira |
| 16 | Denizli | 46,372 lira |
| 17 | Manisa | 46,093 lira |
| 18 | Samsun | 45,515 lira |
| 19 | Kayseri | 44,503 lira |
| 20 | Konya | 40,886 lira |
| 21 | Aydın | 39,781 lira |
Central government spending per resident (whole province) (2025)
Samsun ranks 7 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Erzurum | 100,177 lira |
| 5 | Malatya | 99,474 lira |
| 6 | Sivas | 85,156 lira |
| 7 | Samsun | 82,037 lira |
| 8 | Van | 80,285 lira |
| 9 | Eskişehir | 80,168 lira |
| 10 | Diyarbakir | 77,427 lira |
Revenue collected as a share of central spending (whole province) (2025)
Samsun ranks 21 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Eskişehir | 65.7% |
| 19 | Gaziantep | 64.2% |
| 20 | Kayseri | 61.7% |
| 21 | Samsun | 55.5% |
| 22 | Trabzon | 49.4% |
| 23 | Kahramanmaraş | 48.4% |
| 24 | Ordu | 39.6% |
Local government spending per resident (whole province) (2025)
Samsun ranks 17 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19 | Trabzon | 22,274 lira |
| 20 | Ordu | 22,019 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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