Average per capita: Unconditional … urban Unconditional Cash 1st in Turkey

Turkey: Average per capita: Unconditional … urban Unconditional Cash 1st was 0.315 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.315
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
19th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.5012
in 2004
All-time low
0.2345
in 2014
Years of data
15
2004–2019

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

00.20.40.62004201120192004: 0.5012006: 0.2462007: 0.4292008: 0.252009: 0.3792010: 0.4052011: 0.4772012: 0.3822013: 0.2722014: 0.2352015: 0.2742016: 0.3192017: 0.3652018: 0.3642019: 0.315

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 0.315 for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in 2019.

That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Turkey peaked at 0.5012 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2345, in 2014.

Turkey ranks 19th of 25 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Average per capita: Unconditional … urban Unconditional Cash 1st in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Turkey, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 0.5012 —
2006 0.2463 -50.9%
2007 0.4289 +74.2%
2008 0.2499 -41.8%
2009 0.3792 +51.8%
2010 0.4055 +6.9%
2011 0.4773 +17.7%
2012 0.3821 -19.9%
2013 0.2722 -28.8%
2014 0.2345 -13.8%
2015 0.2742 +16.9%
2016 0.3192 +16.4%
2017 0.3655 +14.5%
2018 0.364 -0.4%
2019 0.315 -13.5%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 0.315 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.09, 29% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 0.315 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.58, 20% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3611 0.2463 0.5012 5
2010s 0.341 0.2345 0.4773 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 16 Kyrgyzstan 0.741 compare
  2. 17 Chile 0.5835 compare
  3. 18 Sri Lanka 0.3785 compare
  4. 20 Uruguay 0.2409 compare
  5. 21 Peru 0.2057
  6. 22 Indonesia 0.194 compare

See the full ranking of 25 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Turkey?
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Turkey was 0.315 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.5012 in 2004.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2345 in 2014.
How does Turkey rank for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest)?
Turkey ranks 19th out of 25 countries with data for 2019.
Is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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