Comparison of the Economic Indicators of the EU Countries and Turkey

indicators of 2016. Using the model developed in this study, the economic performance of the EU countries has been measured based on the criteria including “national income per capita", "economic growth", "unemployment rate", "budget deficit", "public debt ratio", "inflation rate", "current account balance", and " foreign trade balance". Weights of the criteria were determined through Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), while Additive Ratio Assessment (ARAS), Complex Proportional Assessment (COPRAS), and Gray Relational Analysis (GIA) were used in the assessment of the countries according to the economic indicators. In the light of the results obtained from the analysis, the countries are ranked at a decreasing level according to their economic performances. According to the economic indicators, the country with the best performance was found to be Germany, while Greece was the worst. Turkey was also among the worst countries