Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Türkiye

Türkiye: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.4783 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4783
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
6th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.4994
in 2016
All-time low
0.3238
in 2005
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Türkiye, 2004–2019

00.10.20.30.40.52004201120192004: 0.3822005: 0.3242006: 0.3432007: 0.4152008: 0.4042009: 0.4532010: 0.4222011: 0.42012: 0.4322013: 0.4672014: 0.4342015: 0.4572016: 0.4992017: 0.4942018: 0.4582019: 0.478

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Türkiye stood at 0.4783.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Türkiye peaked at 0.4994 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3238, in 2005.

That places Türkiye 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 0.3824
2005 0.3238 -15.3%
2006 0.3432 +6.0%
2007 0.4147 +20.8%
2008 0.4039 -2.6%
2009 0.4534 +12.2%
2010 0.4216 -7.0%
2011 0.3999 -5.1%
2012 0.4317 +7.9%
2013 0.467 +8.2%
2014 0.4343 -7.0%
2015 0.4574 +5.3%
2016 0.4994 +9.2%
2017 0.4945 -1.0%
2018 0.4583 -7.3%
2019 0.4783 +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3869 0.3238 0.4534 6
2010s 0.4542 0.3999 0.4994 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 3 Argentina 0.5113 compare
  2. 4 Poland 0.485 compare
  3. 5 Serbia 0.4839 compare
  4. 7 Uruguay 0.4748 compare
  5. 8 Kyrgyzstan 0.4686 compare
  6. 9 Costa Rica 0.4589 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Türkiye?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Türkiye was 0.4783 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.4994 in 2016.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3238 in 2005.
How does Türkiye rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Türkiye ranks 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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