Benefits incidence in 1st: International … International preT in Turkey
Turkey: Benefits incidence in 1st: International … International preT was 1.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international in Turkey is 1.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 89.9% on the previous year and down 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international in Turkey peaked at 15.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2019.
That places Turkey 26th out of 27 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Benefits incidence in 1st: International … International preT in Turkey, year by year
| Year | preT | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.3% | — |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +526.8% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -48.1% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +80.4% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -50.6% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +39.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -60.5% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +134.7% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -65.3% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +575.1% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -89.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.5%, 15% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.5%, 19% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Benefits incidence in 1st: International … International preT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +575.1% | 2.0% | 13.2% |
| 2006 | +526.8% | 2.4% | 15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 2.3% | 15.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 1.2% | 13.2% | 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 benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international in Turkey?
- Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international in Turkey was 1.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- How does Turkey rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international?
- Turkey ranks 26th out of 27 countries with data for 2019.
- Is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International 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