Beneficiary incidence: Unconditional … Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey
Turkey: Beneficiary incidence: Unconditional … Unconditional Cash Transfers was 2.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Turkey stood at 2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.8% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Turkey peaked at 13.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2014.
That places Turkey 30th out of 30 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beneficiary incidence: Unconditional … Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.3% | — |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -37.0% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -42.9% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -32.4% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +75.4% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -22.4% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +40.1% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +35.2% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -26.2% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -38.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.6%, 20% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 18% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 3.2% | 13.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 28 Argentina 6.0%
- 29 Costa Rica 4.1% 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 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Turkey?
- Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Turkey was 2.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2014.
- How does Turkey rank for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
- Turkey ranks 30th out of 30 countries with data for 2019.
- Is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. 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