Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Türkiye
Türkiye: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 38.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Türkiye, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total safety net benefits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Türkiye is 38.0%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Türkiye peaked at 43.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2004.
That places Türkiye 5th out of 35 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 incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21.6% | — |
| 2005 | 26.7% | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +36.9% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -1.3% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 38.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.3%, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 38.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 21.6% | 41.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 33.9% | 43.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More work & labour data for Türkiye
- 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile in Türkiye?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Türkiye was 38.0% 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2004.
- How does Türkiye rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Türkiye ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.