Benefit-cost ratio: International Private Transfers 1st … urban in Turkey

Turkey: Benefit-cost ratio: International Private Transfers 1st … urban was 0.1751 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1751
Change on year
up 34.3%
World rank
15th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.3472
in 2007
All-time low
0.1304
in 2018
Years of data
15
2004–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Turkey, 2004–2019

00.10.20.32004201120192004: 0.1922005: 0.2022006: 0.2172007: 0.3472008: 0.1912009: 0.2212010: 0.3052012: 0.1772013: 0.2542014: 0.1992015: 0.2162016: 0.1562017: 0.2032018: 0.132019: 0.175

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Turkey stood at 0.1751.

The figure is up 34.3% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Turkey peaked at 0.3472 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1304, in 2018.

Turkey ranks 15th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Benefit-cost ratio: International Private Transfers 1st … urban in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Turkey, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 0.1917 —
2005 0.2023 +5.5%
2006 0.2171 +7.3%
2007 0.3472 +59.9%
2008 0.1907 -45.1%
2009 0.2206 +15.7%
2010 0.3054 +38.4%
2012 0.1774 -41.9%
2013 0.2536 +43.0%
2014 0.1985 -21.7%
2015 0.2159 +8.7%
2016 0.156 -27.7%
2017 0.2028 +30.0%
2018 0.1304 -35.7%
2019 0.1751 +34.3%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 0.1751 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3087, 57% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 0.1751 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2234, 78% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2283 0.1907 0.3472 6
2010s 0.2017 0.1304 0.3054 9

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 12 Mongolia 0.2234 compare
  2. 13 Sri Lanka 0.2206 compare
  3. 14 Paraguay 0.2119 compare
  4. 16 Dominican Republic 0.1705 compare
  5. 17 Honduras 0.1277 compare
  6. 18 El Salvador 0.1229 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Turkey?
Benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Turkey was 0.1751 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.3472 in 2007.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1304 in 2018.
How does Turkey rank for benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile?
Turkey ranks 15th out of 27 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 259 data points, 2003–2022
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