Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban (Assistance) in Turkey
Turkey: Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban (Assistance) was 9.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in Turkey is 9.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 45.6% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in Turkey peaked at 9.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2004.
That places Turkey 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 (%) - All Social Assistance -urban (Assistance) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9% | — |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +22.9% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +283.3% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +34.3% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -31.3% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +45.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 9.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 9.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 52% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban (Assistance) 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 | +283.3% | 1.4% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 5.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.0% | 9.4% | 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 (%) - all social assistance -urban in Turkey?
- Adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in Turkey was 9.4% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban?
- Turkey ranks 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. 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 (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. 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