Beneficiary incidence … 1st poorest preT Unconditional Cash in Turkey
Turkey: Beneficiary incidence … 1st poorest preT Unconditional Cash was 68.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 68.8% for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in 2019.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Turkey peaked at 71.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2004.
That places Turkey 3rd out of 30 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Beneficiary incidence … 1st poorest preT Unconditional Cash in Turkey, year by year
| Year | preT | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 33.2% | — |
| 2005 | 48.9% | +47.4% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +11.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 68.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.0%, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 68.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.1%, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.7% | 33.2% | 70.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 61.8% | 71.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 1 Kosovo 71.5% compare
- 1 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 71.5% compare
- 4 Costa Rica 66.5% compare
- 5 Georgia 52.9% compare
- 6 Serbia 51.7% compare
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 beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Turkey?
- Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Turkey was 68.8% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional?
- Turkey ranks 3rd out of 30 countries with data for 2019.
- Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population