Economy, jobs and prices in Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya, Türkiye: official figures
GDP per person was 18,500 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 46% of the EU average; 20th highest of 26 regions in Türkiye. PPS adjust for price differences between countries.
How big is the economy of Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya?
The regional economy produced €27.2 billion of output (GDP at market prices) in 2024, 2.2% of Türkiye's GDP.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya?
The unemployment rate (age 15 to 74) was 6.9% in 2025, against 8.4% for Türkiye and 6.0% across the EU; 20th highest of 26 regions in Türkiye.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is youth unemployment in Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya?
Youth unemployment (age 15 to 24) was 13.8% in 2025, against 15.4% for Türkiye; 18th highest of 26 regions in Türkiye.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow much does Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya spend on research and development?
Spending on research and development came to 0.72% of GDP in 2024 (1.46% nationally).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average income in the Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya region?
People in the Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya region (TR83) had a mean equivalised disposable income of 318,230 lira a year in the 2025 survey (reference year 2024), ranking 10th highest of 26 regions; the Turkish average was 332,882 lira.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyWhat is the median income in the Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya region?
The median equivalised income in the Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya region was 221,253 lira per person in the 2025 survey, 8% below the national figure (241,151 lira); half of residents lived on less than this. That was 11th lowest of 26 regions.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow expensive is the Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya region compared with the rest of Turkey?
Adjusted for regional prices (TÜİK price level index 99.0 in 2024, Türkiye = 100), the median income in the Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya region is worth about 223,564 lira at national prices, 10th lowest of 26 regions on purchasing power.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyIs the Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya region expensive to live in?
TÜİK's 2024 regional purchasing power parities put the overall price level in the Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya region (TR83) at 99.0 (Türkiye = 100), making it 13th most expensive of 26 regions for household spending.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow many women work in the Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya region?
In 2025, 37.6% of women aged 15 and over in the Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya region (TR83) were in the labour force, compared with 69.8% of men and a national female rate of 36.2%; this ranked 11th highest of 26 regions.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow many people in Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya are long-term unemployed?
Long-term unemployment (people out of work for a year or more) stood at 1.5% of the labour force in 2025, compared with 1.5% nationally and 1.9% in the EU; 13th lowest of 26 statistical regions in Türkiye. In 2015 it was 1.8%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate for women in Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya?
Unemployment among women was 9.8% in 2025, compared with 11.4% nationally and 6.2% in the EU; 9th lowest of 26 statistical regions in Türkiye. In 2015 it was 7.6%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many women in Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya are in work?
42.5% of women aged 20 to 64 were in work in 2025, compared with 39.1% nationally and 71.3% in the EU; 7th highest of 26 statistical regions in Türkiye. In 2015 it was 38.3%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many cars are there in Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya?
Residents of Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya owned 179 cars per 1,000 people in 2024, compared with 189 nationally; 13th lowest of 26 statistical regions in Türkiye. In 2014 it was 114.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many tourists visit Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya?
Visitors spent 2.0 million nights in tourist accommodation in 2025, 6% of them by visitors from abroad.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya?
The largest part of the economy of Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya in 2024 was trade, transport, hospitality and communications, at 24.8% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (22.3%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya?
Factories, mines and energy produced 17.3% of the value added in Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya in 2024, against 22.2% for Türkiye.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya growing?
Gross value added rose from €15.7 billion in 2015 to €24.1 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 54% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Mean equivalised income in the Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya region rose 80.0% between the 2024 and 2025 surveys, from 176,784 lira to 318,230 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 Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya region went from 81% of the Turkish level in the 2014 survey to 96% in 2025, a gain over 11 years. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- Food and non-alcoholic drinks cost 99.5 in the Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya region on TÜİK's 2024 index (Türkiye = 100), transport 100.3 and restaurants and hotels 98.7. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- The employment rate of women in the Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya region was 34.0% in 2025, 9th highest of 26 regions; about 397 thousand women were employed and 727 thousand were outside the labour force. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- Female labour force participation in the Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya region changed from 33.1% in 2020 to 37.6% in 2025, a change of +4.5 points. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- The gap between men's and women's labour force participation in the Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya region was 32.2 percentage points in 2025; the national gap was 35.1 points. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
How Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya compares with other statistical regions
Mean annual equivalised household disposable income per person (lira) (2025)
Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya ranks 10 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Balıkesir, Çanakkale | 350,333 TL |
| 8 | Aydın, Denizli, Muğla | 347,745 TL |
| 9 | Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova | 332,409 TL |
| 10 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 318,230 TL |
| 11 | Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın | 315,335 TL |
| 12 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 311,358 TL |
| 13 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 297,038 TL |
Median annual equivalised household disposable income per person (lira) (2025)
Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya ranks 16 of 26, highest first. Incomes refer to 2024
| Rank | Region | Median annual equivalised household disposable income per person (lira) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 189,342 TL |
Median equivalised income adjusted for regional price levels (lira at national prices) (2025)
Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya ranks 17 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 17 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 223,564 TL |
| 18 | Adana, Mersin | 210,578 TL |
| 19 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 197,923 TL |
| 20 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 195,052 TL |
Regional price level index for household consumption (Türkiye = 100) (2024)
Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya ranks 13 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Regional price level index for household consumption (Türkiye = 100) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Adana, Mersin | 102.3 |
| 11 | Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane | 101.8 |
| 12 | Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın | 100.8 |
| 13 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 99.0 |
| 14 | Konya, Karaman | 97.5 |
| 15 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 97.4 |
| 16 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 97.3 |
Labour force participation rate of women aged 15+ (%) (2025)
Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya ranks 11 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Labour force participation rate of women aged 15+ (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Balıkesir, Çanakkale | 39.0% |
| 9 | Ankara | 38.0% |
| 10 | Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik | 37.8% |
| 11 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 37.6% |
| 12 | Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın | 37.5% |
| 13 | Adana, Mersin | 36.0% |
| 14 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 35.8% |
Employment rate of women aged 15+ (%) (2025)
Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya ranks 9 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employment rate of women aged 15+ (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | İstanbul | 35.2% |
| 7 | Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova | 35.1% |
| 8 | İzmir | 34.4% |
| 9 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 34.0% |
| 10 | Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik | 33.6% |
| 11 | Ankara | 33.5% |
| 12 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 32.8% |
Long-term unemployment (% of labour force) (2025)
Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya ranks 14 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Long-term unemployment (% of labour force) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 1.7% |
| 12 | Adana, Mersin | 1.6% |
| 13 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 1.6% |
| 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% |
Unemployment rate, women (2025)
Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya ranks 18 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, women |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 10.6% |
| 16 | Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli | 10.6% |
| 17 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 10.2% |
| 18 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 9.8% |
| 19 | Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane | 9.5% |
| 20 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 9.5% |
| 21 | Aydın, Denizli, Muğla | 9.2% |
Employment rate, women aged 20-64 (2025)
Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya ranks 7 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employment rate, women aged 20-64 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane | 45.9% |
| 5 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 45.9% |
| 6 | İzmir | 43.1% |
| 7 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 42.5% |
| 8 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 41.8% |
| 9 | İstanbul | 41.7% |
| 10 | Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova | 41.7% |
Passenger cars per 1,000 people (2024)
Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya ranks 14 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Passenger cars per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 181 |
| 12 | Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın | 181 |
| 13 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 180 |
| 14 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 179 |
| 15 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 169 |
| 16 | Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli | 168 |
| 17 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 168 |
Nights spent in tourist accommodation (2025)
Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya ranks 14 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Nights spent in tourist accommodation |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Adana, Mersin | 4.1 million |
| 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 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya ranks 17 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Aydın, Denizli, Muğla | 18.6% |
| 15 | Adana, Mersin | 18.1% |
| 16 | Ankara | 17.5% |
| 17 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 17.3% |
| 18 | İstanbul | 17.0% |
| 19 | Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane | 16.0% |
| 20 | Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt | 15.1% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya ranks 7 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 18.6% |
| 5 | Antalya, Isparta, Burdur | 18.5% |
| 6 | Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın | 17.9% |
| 7 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 17.5% |
| 8 | Aydın, Denizli, Muğla | 16.4% |
| 9 | İzmir | 16.3% |
| 10 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 16.2% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya ranks 10 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 26.2% |
| 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% |
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