Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Türkiye
Türkiye: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash was 57.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Türkiye, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.
Analysis
In 2019, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash in Türkiye stood at 57.2%.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash in Türkiye peaked at 73.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2004.
That places Türkiye 7th out of 26 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.
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | preT | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27.7% | — |
| 2005 | 45.6% | +64.7% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +74.5% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -24.6% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | -2.0% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 57.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.9%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 57.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.2%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Türkiye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +74.5% | 42.1% | 73.5% |
| 2005 | +64.7% | 27.7% | 45.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.5% | 27.7% | 73.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 51.2% | 66.5% | 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 benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash in Türkiye?
- Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash in Türkiye was 57.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2004.
- How does Türkiye rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash?
- Türkiye ranks 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
- Is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash 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