Benefit-cost ratio: Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme in Turkey
Turkey: Benefit-cost ratio: Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme was 0.0337 <$2.15 a day in 2019. ▼ Falling
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
In 2019, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Turkey stood at 0.0337 <$2.15 a day.
The figure is up 63.9% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Turkey peaked at 0.1039 <$2.15 a day in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0183 <$2.15 a day, in 2017.
That places Turkey 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Benefit-cost ratio: Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme in Turkey, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.021 <$2.15 a day | — |
| 2005 | 0.1039 <$2.15 a day | +395.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0704 <$2.15 a day | -32.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0613 <$2.15 a day | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0415 <$2.15 a day | -32.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0447 <$2.15 a day | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0396 <$2.15 a day | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0818 <$2.15 a day | +106.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0497 <$2.15 a day | -39.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0498 <$2.15 a day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0271 <$2.15 a day | -45.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0533 <$2.15 a day | +96.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0256 <$2.15 a day | -51.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0183 <$2.15 a day | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0205 <$2.15 a day | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0337 <$2.15 a day | +63.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.0337 <$2.15 a day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0405 <$2.15 a day, 83% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.0337 <$2.15 a day is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0348 <$2.15 a day, 97% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Benefit-cost ratio: Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +395.7% | 0.021 <$2.15 a day | 0.1039 <$2.15 a day |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0571 <$2.15 a day | 0.021 <$2.15 a day | 0.1039 <$2.15 a day | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0399 <$2.15 a day | 0.0183 <$2.15 a day | 0.0818 <$2.15 a day | 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 - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Turkey?
- Benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Turkey was 0.0337 <$2.15 a day in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1039 <$2.15 a day in 2005.
- What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0183 <$2.15 a day in 2017.
- How does Turkey rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor?
- Turkey ranks 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
- Is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Cash Transfers programs (%)