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   Turkey: in 16 years out of 18 the IMF expected lower inflation than came

   Each April the IMF forecasts the next year. For Turkey, in 2008–2025 inflation came in above the forecast in 16 of 18 years, typically by 2.6 percentage points. The biggest miss: 2022 — in April 2021 the IMF expected 11.8%, the outcome was 72.3%.

   Source: IMF World Economic Outlook 2007–2026Open on the chart →

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• Turkey: life expectancy at 65 exceeded Japan’s in 1960; now it is lower
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