Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Turkey
Turkey: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.4783 poorest in 2019. ▲ Rising
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Turkey is 0.4783 poorest, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Turkey peaked at 0.4994 poorest in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2643 poorest, in 2004.
That places Turkey 4th out of 35 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.
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2643 poorest | — |
| 2005 | 0.3254 poorest | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3391 poorest | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4647 poorest | +37.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4422 poorest | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4242 poorest | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4156 poorest | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4208 poorest | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4542 poorest | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4877 poorest | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4343 poorest | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4574 poorest | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4994 poorest | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4945 poorest | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4583 poorest | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4783 poorest | +4.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.4783 poorest is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3649 poorest, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.4783 poorest is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4302 poorest, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3766 poorest | 0.2643 poorest | 0.4647 poorest | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.46 poorest | 0.4156 poorest | 0.4994 poorest | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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 benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Turkey?
- Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Turkey was 0.4783 poorest in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4994 poorest in 2016.
- What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2643 poorest in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Turkey ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)