Adequacy of benefits: All Social Assistance … Assistance Social preT in Turkey
Turkey: Adequacy of benefits: All Social Assistance … Assistance Social preT was 59.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.
Analysis
In 2019, adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social in Turkey stood at 59.5%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.4% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social in Turkey peaked at 59.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2005.
Turkey ranks 11th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Adequacy of benefits: All Social Assistance … Assistance Social preT in Turkey, year by year
| Year | preT | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 19.2% | — |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -41.9% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +133.3% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -23.9% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | +47.7% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | +28.8% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | +24.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 59.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.9%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 59.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.2%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 11.1% | 37.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 27.2% | 59.5% | 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 extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social in Turkey?
- Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social in Turkey was 59.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social?
- Turkey ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. 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 extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT). 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