Average per capita transfer held by 1st … urban Protection Labor 1st in Turkey

Turkey: Average per capita transfer held by 1st … urban Protection Labor 1st was 2.17 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.17
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
12th
of 36 countries
All-time high
2.23
in 2018
All-time low
1.13
in 2005
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -All in Turkey, 2004–2019

00.511.522004201120192004: 1.32005: 1.12006: 1.52007: 1.22008: 1.22009: 1.92010: 1.72011: 1.92012: 2.12013: 2.22014: 1.82015: 1.62016: 1.82017: 2.22018: 2.22019: 2.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all in Turkey is 2.17, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all in Turkey peaked at 2.23 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.13, in 2005.

Turkey ranks 12th of 36 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.

Average per capita transfer held by 1st … urban Protection Labor 1st in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Turkey, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 1.34 —
2005 1.13 -16.0%
2006 1.48 +31.0%
2007 1.2 -19.1%
2008 1.22 +1.9%
2009 1.86 +52.6%
2010 1.7 -8.8%
2011 1.92 +13.1%
2012 2.1 +9.2%
2013 2.17 +3.8%
2014 1.8 -17.4%
2015 1.56 -13.0%
2016 1.79 +14.3%
2017 2.21 +23.9%
2018 2.23 +0.6%
2019 2.17 -2.5%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 2.17 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 2.17 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.67, 59% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.37 1.13 1.86 6
2010s 1.97 1.56 2.23 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 9 Chile 2.53 compare
  2. 10 Georgia 2.44 compare
  3. 11 Armenia 2.36 compare
  4. 13 Panama 2.13 compare
  5. 14 Argentina 2.1 compare
  6. 15 Uruguay 2.08 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all in Turkey?
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all in Turkey was 2.17 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 2.23 in 2018.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 1.13 in 2005.
How does Turkey rank for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all?
Turkey ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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