Economy, jobs and prices in Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat, Türkiye: official figures
GDP per person was 20,500 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 51% of the EU average; 15th highest of 26 regions in Türkiye. PPS adjust for price differences between countries.
How big is the economy of Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat?
The regional economy produced €27.4 billion of output (GDP at market prices) in 2024, 2.2% of Türkiye's GDP.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat?
The unemployment rate (age 15 to 74) was 6.8% in 2025, against 8.4% for Türkiye and 6.0% across the EU; 21st highest of 26 regions in Türkiye.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is youth unemployment in Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat?
Youth unemployment (age 15 to 24) was 13.5% in 2025, against 15.4% for Türkiye; 20th highest of 26 regions in Türkiye.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow much does Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat spend on research and development?
Spending on research and development came to 1.04% of GDP in 2024 (1.46% nationally).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average income in the Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat region?
In TÜİK's 2025 Income and Living Conditions Survey, mean annual equivalised household disposable income in the Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat region (TR72) was 291,675 lira per person (incomes earned in 2024), 12% below the national figure of 332,882 lira and 13th lowest of 26 NUTS2 regions.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyWhat is the median income in the Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat region?
The median equivalised income in the Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat region was 223,320 lira per person in the 2025 survey, 7% below the national figure (241,151 lira); half of residents lived on less than this. That was 12th lowest of 26 regions.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow expensive is the Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat region compared with the rest of Turkey?
Adjusted for regional prices (TÜİK price level index 96.0 in 2024, Türkiye = 100), the median income in the Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat region is worth about 232,703 lira at national prices, 13th highest of 26 regions on purchasing power.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyIs the Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat region expensive to live in?
TÜİK's 2024 regional purchasing power parities put the overall price level in the Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat region (TR72) at 96.0 (Türkiye = 100), making it 7th cheapest of 26 regions for household spending.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow many women work in the Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat region?
In 2025, 31.2% of women aged 15 and over in the Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat region (TR72) were in the labour force, compared with 70.7% of men and a national female rate of 36.2%; this ranked 8th lowest of 26 regions.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow many people in Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat are long-term unemployed?
Long-term unemployment (people out of work for a year or more) stood at 1.4% of the labour force in 2025, compared with 1.5% nationally and 1.9% in the EU; 10th lowest of 26 statistical regions in Türkiye. In 2015 it was 2.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate for women in Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat?
The unemployment rate for women in Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat was 10.6% in 2025, compared with 11.4% nationally and 6.2% in the EU; 12th lowest of 26 statistical regions in Türkiye. In 2015 it was 12.4%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many women in Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat are in work?
The employment rate for women aged 20 to 64 reached 33.8% in 2025, compared with 39.1% nationally and 71.3% in the EU; 7th lowest of 26 statistical regions in Türkiye. In 2015 it was 29.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many cars are there in Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat?
Residents of Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat owned 182 cars per 1,000 people in 2024, against 189 for Türkiye as a whole; 10th highest of 26 statistical regions in Türkiye. In 2014 it was 127.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many tourists visit Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat?
Visitors spent 1.8 million nights in tourist accommodation in 2025, 9% of them by visitors from abroad.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat?
The largest part of the economy of Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat in 2024 was industry (manufacturing, mining and energy), at 25.5% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (21.4%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat?
Factories, mines and energy produced 25.5% of the value added in Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat in 2024, against 22.2% for Türkiye.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat growing?
Gross value added rose from €16.1 billion in 2015 to €24.3 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 51% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Mean equivalised income in the Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat region rose 68.6% between the 2024 and 2025 surveys, from 173,030 lira to 291,675 lira, against a national rise of 77.3% in a period of high inflation. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- Relative to the national average, mean income in the Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat region went from 95% of the Turkish level in the 2014 survey to 88% in 2025, a fall over 11 years. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- Food and non-alcoholic drinks cost 95.2 in the Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat region on TÜİK's 2024 index (Türkiye = 100), transport 99.3 and restaurants and hotels 104.3. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- The employment rate of women in the Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat region was 27.9% in 2025, 9th lowest of 26 regions; about 273 thousand women were employed and 673 thousand were outside the labour force. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- Female labour force participation in the Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat region changed from 25.3% in 2020 to 31.2% in 2025, a change of +5.9 points. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- The gap between men's and women's labour force participation in the Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat region was 39.5 percentage points in 2025; the national gap was 35.1 points. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
How Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat compares with other statistical regions
Mean annual equivalised household disposable income per person (lira) (2025)
Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat ranks 14 of 26, highest first. TÜİK Income and Living Conditions Survey 2025; incomes refer to 2024
| Rank | Region | Mean annual equivalised household disposable income per person (lira) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın | 315,335 TL |
| 12 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 311,358 TL |
| 13 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 297,038 TL |
| 14 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 291,675 TL |
| 15 | Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane | 291,487 TL |
| 16 | Konya, Karaman | 289,474 TL |
| 17 | Adana, Mersin | 289,203 TL |
Median annual equivalised household disposable income per person (lira) (2025)
Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat ranks 15 of 26, highest first. Incomes refer to 2024
| Rank | Region | Median annual equivalised household disposable income per person (lira) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane | 233,915 TL |
| 13 | Konya, Karaman | 227,486 TL |
| 14 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 224,069 TL |
| 15 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 223,320 TL |
| 16 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 221,253 TL |
| 17 | Adana, Mersin | 215,449 TL |
| 18 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 210,593 TL |
Median equivalised income adjusted for regional price levels (lira at national prices) (2025)
Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat ranks 13 of 26, highest first. Median income (2025 survey) divided by the 2024 regional price level index; computed
| Rank | Region | Median equivalised income adjusted for regional price levels (lira at national prices) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Balıkesir, Çanakkale | 242,872 TL |
| 11 | Aydın, Denizli, Muğla | 241,607 TL |
| 12 | Konya, Karaman | 233,300 TL |
| 13 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 232,703 TL |
| 14 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 230,038 TL |
| 15 | Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane | 229,849 TL |
| 16 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 224,422 TL |
Regional price level index for household consumption (Türkiye = 100) (2024)
Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat ranks 20 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Regional price level index for household consumption (Türkiye = 100) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 97.1 |
| 18 | Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis | 96.6 |
| 19 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 96.6 |
| 20 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 96.0 |
| 21 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 95.6 |
| 22 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 94.8 |
| 23 | Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari | 94.0 |
Labour force participation rate of women aged 15+ (%) (2025)
Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat ranks 19 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Labour force participation rate of women aged 15+ (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 33.8% |
| 17 | Konya, Karaman | 32.5% |
| 18 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 31.8% |
| 19 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 31.2% |
| 20 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 30.8% |
| 21 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 30.8% |
| 22 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 29.8% |
Employment rate of women aged 15+ (%) (2025)
Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat ranks 18 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employment rate of women aged 15+ (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Adana, Mersin | 31.5% |
| 16 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 30.8% |
| 17 | Konya, Karaman | 29.1% |
| 18 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 27.9% |
| 19 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 27.8% |
| 20 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 27.7% |
| 21 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 26.3% |
Long-term unemployment (% of labour force) (2025)
Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat ranks 17 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Long-term unemployment (% of labour force) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 1.5% |
| 15 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 1.5% |
| 16 | Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova | 1.4% |
| 17 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 1.4% |
| 18 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 1.4% |
| 19 | İstanbul | 1.3% |
| 20 | Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik | 1.3% |
Unemployment rate, women (2025)
Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat ranks 15 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, women |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | İstanbul | 11.6% |
| 13 | Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik | 11.5% |
| 14 | Konya, Karaman | 10.9% |
| 15 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 10.6% |
| 16 | Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli | 10.6% |
| 17 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 10.2% |
| 18 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 9.8% |
Employment rate, women aged 20-64 (2025)
Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat ranks 20 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employment rate, women aged 20-64 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Konya, Karaman | 35.1% |
| 18 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 34.9% |
| 19 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 34.8% |
| 20 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 33.8% |
| 21 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 32.2% |
| 22 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 31.6% |
| 23 | Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis | 28.3% |
Passenger cars per 1,000 people (2024)
Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat ranks 10 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Passenger cars per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Balıkesir, Çanakkale | 206 |
| 8 | Konya, Karaman | 187 |
| 9 | Adana, Mersin | 186 |
| 10 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 182 |
| 11 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 181 |
| 12 | Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın | 181 |
| 13 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 180 |
Nights spent in tourist accommodation (2025)
Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat ranks 15 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Nights spent in tourist accommodation |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 3.4 million |
| 13 | Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli | 2.7 million |
| 14 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 2.0 million |
| 15 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 1.8 million |
| 16 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 1.8 million |
| 17 | Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis | 1.7 million |
| 18 | Konya, Karaman | 1.7 million |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat ranks 10 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | İzmir | 27.5% |
| 8 | Balıkesir, Çanakkale | 26.7% |
| 9 | Konya, Karaman | 26.3% |
| 10 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 25.5% |
| 11 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 23.8% |
| 12 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 22.9% |
| 13 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 21.1% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat ranks 13 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 16.2% |
| 11 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 15.7% |
| 12 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 15.5% |
| 13 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 15.5% |
| 14 | Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari | 15.2% |
| 15 | Balıkesir, Çanakkale | 14.9% |
| 16 | Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik | 13.9% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat ranks 11 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane | 23.4% |
| 9 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 22.4% |
| 10 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 22.3% |
| 11 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 19.9% |
| 12 | Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın | 19.8% |
| 13 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 18.6% |
| 14 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 17.0% |
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