Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in Türkiye
Türkiye: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private was 6.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in Türkiye, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Türkiye is 6.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Türkiye peaked at 14.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2019.
Türkiye ranks 30th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | preT | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.8% | — |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -21.0% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +36.6% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -19.8% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 6.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.5%, 60% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 6.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.1%, 69% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.3% | 14.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 6.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 27 Kyrgyzstan 6.8% compare
- 28 Romania 6.8% compare
- 29 Malawi 6.7% compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 5.9% compare
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 benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Türkiye?
- Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Türkiye was 6.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2019.
- How does Türkiye rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private?
- Türkiye ranks 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
- Is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population