Government budget and revenue in Van, Türkiye: official figures
Central government units across the province that contains the city of Van collected 21.0 billion lira of budget revenue in 2025, 18,752 lira per resident (4th lowest of 33 big-city provinces), and spent 89.8 billion lira.
How much tax is collected in Van?
General budget tax receipts across the province that contains the city of Van reached 18.2 billion lira in 2025, 16,249 lira per resident (4th lowest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 128,989 lira) and 0.16% of all tax collected.
Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copyHow much does the municipality of Van spend?
Local governments across the province that contains the city of Van spent 24.0 billion lira in 2025, 21,474 lira per resident (12th lowest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 26,574 lira); municipalities accounted for 24.0 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 Van covered 23.4% of central government spending there in 2025, 2nd lowest of 33 big-city provinces; spending per resident was 80,285 lira. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
- Of the 31.9 billion lira of central budget revenue assessed across the province that contains the city of Van in 2025, 65.8% was actually collected by year end. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
- 74.8% of the tax assessed across the province that contains the city of Van 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 Van was 21,474 lira in 2025, 13th lowest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
How Van compares with other cities in Türkiye
General budget tax collected per resident (whole province) (2025)
Van ranks 30 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Sivas | 24,971 lira |
| 28 | Diyarbakir | 24,039 lira |
| 29 | Ordu | 17,707 lira |
| 30 | Van | 16,249 lira |
| 31 | Batman | 15,601 lira |
| 32 | Mardin | 12,546 lira |
| 33 | Şanlıurfa | 11,507 lira |
Central government revenue collected per resident (whole province) (2025)
Van ranks 30 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Sivas | 30,274 lira |
| 28 | Diyarbakir | 29,189 lira |
| 29 | Ordu | 21,000 lira |
| 30 | Van | 18,752 lira |
| 31 | Batman | 17,852 lira |
| 32 | Mardin | 14,466 lira |
| 33 | Şanlıurfa | 13,775 lira |
Central government spending per resident (whole province) (2025)
Van ranks 8 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 11 | Hatay | 76,779 lira |
Revenue collected as a share of central spending (whole province) (2025)
Van ranks 32 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Erzurum | 36.3% |
| 28 | Sivas | 35.6% |
| 29 | Elazığ | 32.1% |
| 30 | Batman | 30.7% |
| 31 | Şanlıurfa | 27.8% |
| 32 | Van | 23.4% |
| 33 | Mardin | 22.9% |
Local government spending per resident (whole province) (2025)
Van ranks 22 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Trabzon | 22,274 lira |
| 20 | Ordu | 22,019 lira |
| 21 | Kayseri | 21,752 lira |
| 22 | Van | 21,474 lira |
| 23 | Sakarya | 20,336 lira |
| 24 | Manisa | 20,054 lira |
| 25 | Bursa | 19,997 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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