Adequacy of benefits … 1st poorest Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey
Turkey: Adequacy of benefits … 1st poorest Unconditional Cash Transfers was 6.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 6.0% for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Turkey peaked at 10.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2014.
Turkey ranks 22nd of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Adequacy of benefits … 1st poorest Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.4% | — |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -33.5% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -4.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 6.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 34% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 6.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 17% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.2% | 10.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.9% | 8.4% | 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 6.0% 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 10.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2014.
- How does Turkey rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional?
- Turkey ranks 22nd 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 up 14.0%. 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. 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