ÖDEMELER DENGESİ'NDE TAŞIMACILIK FAALİYETLERİ PERFORMANSININ CRITIC-ARAS VE WASPAS YÖNTEMLERİYLE ANALİZİ: TÜRKİYE ÖRNEĞİ.

The balance of payments is defined as systematic and statistical tables that record a country's financial transactions with the rest of the world, influencing the economic performance of both developed and developing countries. Transportation activities are in a very important position in order to continue the exchange of goods and services in the international arena without any disruption, one of the main factors affecting the development of the world economy. In this study, the income and expenditure items related to transportation activities in Türkiye's balance of payments between 2012 and 2021 were analyzed using the CRITIC, ARAS and WASPAS techniques, which are Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods. According to the CRITIC Analysis, the criterion with the highest level of significance in measuring the performance of transportation activities in Türkiye's balance of payments was passenger expenditures (0.2167), while the criterion with the least significance was freight income (0.1328). The CRITIC, ARAS and WASPAS Analyses revealed that the year 2013 had the highest performance, while the year 2012 had the lowest performance in the 10-year performance ranking of transportation activities in Türkiye's balance of payments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]