Türkiye's services balance net surplus has increased 2.5 times in the last 10 years

According to the information compiled by the AA correspondent from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) data, Türkiye's net surplus in services balance has increased 2.5 times in the last 10 years. In this context, the net service income surplus, which was 25.4 billion dollars in 2016, was recorded as 32.8 billion dollars in 2021, 55.7 billion dollars in 2023, and 60.8 billion dollars in 2024, reaching 63 billion dollars by the end of 2025.

The telecommunications, computer and information services sector was one of the areas that increased the most in quantity among the main service export items in 2025. The sector's exports, which were 5 billion 367 million dollars in 2024, increased by a net 1 billion 357 million dollars to 6 billion 724 million dollars by the end of 2025.

The sector's share in service exports increased to 5.4 percent

The share of information and technology services in Türkiye's total service exports of 124 billion 879 million dollars in 2025 also increased. The sector's share in total exports reached 5.4 percent in 2025, from 4.6 percent in 2024.

The IT sector became Türkiye's 4th main service sector that earned the most foreign exchange, after travel worth $60 billion, transportation worth $42.6 billion, and other business services worth $7.9 billion.

Foreign trade volume approached 13.8 billion dollars

Imports of telecommunications, computers and information services increased by 30.8 percent in 2025, reaching 7 billion 51 million dollars.

Thus, the total international foreign trade volume of the sector was calculated as 13 billion 775 million dollars. The sector's share in total service imports also increased from 9.6 percent to 11.4 percent.

Exports of intellectual property and other business services increased

Exports of "intellectual property rights usage fees", which include patent, license and copyright revenues, increased from 603 million dollars to 696 million dollars in 2025, with an increase of 15.4 percent compared to the previous year.

"Other business services" exports, which include R&D, technical engineering and management consultancy activities, increased by 14.5 percent and were recorded as 7 billion 872 million dollars.

According to data on trade in services excluding travel, the USA took the first place in Türkiye's non-travel service exports with 8 billion 338 million dollars. In service imports, Ireland, where multinational technology companies are headquartered, ranked first with a volume of 6 billion 667 million dollars.

The change in international service trade according to service types in the 2024-2025 period is as follows: