Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (%) in Turkey
Turkey: Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (%) was 4.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total social insurance benefits.
Analysis
In 2019, benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Turkey stood at 4.5%.
That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Turkey peaked at 5.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2004.
Turkey ranks 14th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (%) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of total social insurance benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.4% | — |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +31.9% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +39.0% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -19.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 4.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 4.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 35% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 4.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 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 incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Turkey?
- Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Turkey was 4.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile?
- Turkey ranks 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (% of total social insurance benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social insurance benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social insurance programs include old age contributory pensions (including survivors and disability) and social security and health insurance benefits (including occupational injury benefits, paid sick leave, maternity and other social insurance). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.