Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (3rd) in Turkey
Turkey: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (3rd) was 8.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Turkey is 8.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.9% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Turkey peaked at 8.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2007.
That places Turkey 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (3rd) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.4% | — |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -53.2% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +274.0% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +46.0% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -27.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +31.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 8.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 8.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.3%, 50% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (3rd) in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +274.0% | 1.4% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.3% | 5.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 8.7% | 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 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Turkey?
- Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Turkey was 8.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2007.
- How does Turkey rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
- Turkey ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance. 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