Adequacy of benefits: All Social Assistance … 1st Assistance Social in Turkey
Turkey: Adequacy of benefits: All Social Assistance … 1st Assistance Social was 12.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 12.3% for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 37.4% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Turkey peaked at 12.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2005.
Turkey ranks 27th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Adequacy of benefits: All Social Assistance … 1st Assistance Social in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.4% | — |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -30.3% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +37.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 12.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 57% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 12.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 41% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.2% | 10.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.8% | 12.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More work & labour data for Turkey
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,966 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 54.63 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 38,497 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.51 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 95,928 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,171 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 49.84 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.6505 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Turkey?
- Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Turkey was 12.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
- Turkey ranks 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group