Adequacy of benefits: Unconditional … 1st Unconditional Cash preT in Turkey
Turkey: Adequacy of benefits: Unconditional … 1st Unconditional Cash preT was 6.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.
Analysis
In 2019, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Turkey stood at 6.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Turkey peaked at 14.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2006.
That places Turkey 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Adequacy of benefits: Unconditional … 1st Unconditional Cash preT in Turkey, year by year
| Year | preT | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.6% | — |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -45.4% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +28.2% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -44.8% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -14.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 6.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 30% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 6.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.8%, 17% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 6.5% | 14.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.6% | 12.1% | 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) (%) - unconditional in Turkey?
- Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Turkey was 6.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2006.
- How does Turkey rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional?
- Turkey ranks 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group