Adequacy of benefits … 5th richest Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey

Turkey: Adequacy of benefits … 5th richest Unconditional Cash Transfers was 3.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
3.2%
Change on year
up 49.7%
World rank
18th
of 26 countries
All-time high
11.3%
in 2009
All-time low
1.0%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional in Turkey, 2004–2019

02.557.51012.52004201120192004: 6.72005: 0.9572006: 2.22007: 6.12008: 72009: 11.32010: 5.72011: 6.42012: 2.32013: 1.42014: 2.52015: 1.82016: 3.12017: 4.92018: 2.22019: 3.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in Turkey stood at 3.2%.

That represents a change of up 49.7% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in Turkey peaked at 11.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2005.

Turkey ranks 18th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Adequacy of benefits … 5th richest Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 6.7% —
2005 1.0% -85.8%
2006 2.2% +129.6%
2007 6.1% +177.2%
2008 7.0% +14.9%
2009 11.3% +61.5%
2010 5.7% -50.0%
2011 6.4% +13.0%
2012 2.3% -63.9%
2013 1.4% -40.6%
2014 2.5% +80.4%
2015 1.8% -28.9%
2016 3.1% +76.0%
2017 4.9% +58.6%
2018 2.2% -55.8%
2019 3.2% +49.7%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 3.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.7%, 57% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 3.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.1%, 36% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.7% 1.0% 11.3% 6
2010s 3.3% 1.4% 6.4% 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 15 Argentina 5.7%
  2. 16 Costa Rica 4.4% compare
  3. 17 Sri Lanka 3.4% compare
  4. 19 Mongolia 3.1% compare
  5. 20 Indonesia 1.9% compare
  6. 21 Mexico 1.5% compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

More work & labour data for Turkey

All data for Turkey →

Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in Turkey?
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in Turkey was 3.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2009.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2005.
How does Turkey rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional?
Turkey ranks 18th out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional in Turkey. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/adequacy-of-benefits-in-5th-quintile-richest-percent-unconditional-cash-transfers/turkiye/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/adequacy-of-benefits-in-5th-quintile-richest-percent-unconditional-cash-transfers/turkiye/">Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional in Turkey</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 220 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group