Turkey's net international investment position deficit continued to decline

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) published the international investment position statistics for the August 2026 period. Accordingly, Turkey’s net international investment position stood at a deficit of $364.5 billion as of August 2026. In this period, external assets increased while liabilities recorded a decrease.

According to the data of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, as of August, Turkey's external assets increased by 6.1 percent compared to the previous month, rising to $445.2 billion. Liabilities decreased by 1.1 percent to the level of $809.7 billion. Reserve assets increased by $22.2 billion, reaching $186.7 billion.

When asset items were examined, direct investments increased by 0.7 percent to $82.4 billion, financial derivatives increased by 51.9 percent to $3.8 billion, and other investments increased by 1.0 percent to $163.3 billion. Foreign currency assets of banks were recorded as a 2.0 percent decrease to $43.8 billion. Among portfolio investment sub-items, stocks and mutual fund shares increased by 6.8 percent to $53.6 billion. On the liabilities side, direct investments decreased by 2.9 percent to $225.9 billion, portfolio investments increased by 2.8 percent to $164.7 billion, financial derivatives decreased by 22.7 percent to $3.1 billion, and other investments decreased by 1.3 percent to $416.0 billion. In the sub-items of other investments, loans stood at $249.6 billion, currency and deposits at $93.2 billion, trade credits at $65.7 billion, and SDR allocations at $7.4 billion.