Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Türkiye
Türkiye: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional was 72.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Türkiye, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Türkiye is 72.5%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Türkiye peaked at 75.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2004.
That places Türkiye 1st out of 29 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27.4% | — |
| 2006 | 49.1% | +79.0% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 75.5% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | +11.1% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 72.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.4%, 1.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 72.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.4%, 2.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Türkiye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +79.0% | 27.4% | 49.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.6% | 27.4% | 75.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 65.3% | 74.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 2 Costa Rica 64.9% compare
- 3 Kosovo 56.2% compare
- 3 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 56.2% compare
More work & labour data for Türkiye
- 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 Türkiye?
- Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Türkiye was 72.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2004.
- How does Türkiye rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional?
- Türkiye ranks 1st out of 29 countries with data for 2019.
- Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population