Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor … preT Protection Labor Social in Turkey
Turkey: Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor … preT Protection Labor Social was 161.6% 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
Turkey recorded 161.6% for adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in Turkey peaked at 165.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 90.1%, in 2007.
That places Turkey 5th out of 37 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor … preT Protection Labor Social in Turkey, year by year
| Year | preT | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 92.5% | — |
| 2005 | 107.2% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 103.3% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 90.1% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 101.9% | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 100.1% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 103.9% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 116.1% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 129.8% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 129.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 153.4% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 142.4% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 154.6% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 165.8% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 160.4% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 161.6% | +0.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 161.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 161.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 148.1%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.2% | 90.1% | 107.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 141.8% | 103.9% | 165.8% | 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 161.6% 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 165.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.1% in 2007.
- How does Turkey rank for adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social?
- Turkey ranks 5th out of 37 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 61.3%. 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 Protection and Labor (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