Türkiye’s exports of telecommunications, computer and information services increased by $1.357 billion in 2025 from the previous year, reaching $6.724 billion.
According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, Türkiye’s net surplus in the services balance has increased 2.5-fold over the past 10 years. The net services surplus was recorded at $25.4 billion in 2016, $32.8 billion in 2021, $55.7 billion in 2023 and $60.8 billion in 2024, reaching $63 billion by the end of 2025.
IT’s share of services exports increased
IT and technology services accounted for 5.4% of Türkiye’s total services exports of $124.879 billion in 2025, up from 4.6% in 2024.
The IT sector became Türkiye’s fourth-largest major services sector in terms of foreign-exchange earnings, after travel at $60 billion, transport at $42.6 billion and other business services at $7.9 billion.
Sector’s international trade volume neared $13.8 billion
Imports of telecommunications, computer and information services increased by 30.8% in 2025 to $7.051 billion. The sector’s total international trade volume was therefore calculated at $13.775 billion.
The sector’s share of total services imports also increased to 11.4% in 2025, up from 9.6% in 2024.
Growth in intellectual property and other business services
Exports of charges for the use of intellectual property rights, which include patent, license and copyright revenues, increased by 15.4% in 2025, rising from $603 million to $696 million.
Exports of other business services, including research and development, technical engineering and management consultancy activities, rose by 14.5% to $7.872 billion.
U.S. led services exports, Ireland led imports
According to services trade data excluding travel, the United States ranked first in Türkiye’s non-travel services exports, with a volume of $8.338 billion. Ireland, home to the headquarters of multinational technology companies, ranked first in services imports with $6.667 billion.
Exports of telecommunications, computer and information services rose from $5.367 billion in 2024 to $6.724 billion in 2025. During the same period, exports of charges for the use of intellectual property rights increased from $603 million to $696 million, while exports of other business services rose from $6.873 billion to $7.872 billion.
