Benefits incidence in 1st … quintile Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey
Turkey: Benefits incidence in 1st … quintile Unconditional Cash Transfers was 52.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash in Turkey is 52.9%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash in Turkey peaked at 55.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2004.
That places Turkey 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Benefits incidence in 1st … quintile Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.3% | — |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +135.2% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 52.8% | +33.9% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | -31.1% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +31.8% |
| 2012 | 52.1% | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | +9.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 52.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.6%, 1.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 52.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.2%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Benefits incidence in 1st … quintile Unconditional Cash Transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +135.2% | 16.3% | 38.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.6% | 16.3% | 52.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 31.2% | 55.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 1 Serbia 54.0% compare
- 3 Kosovo 50.8% compare
- 3 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 50.8% compare
- 5 Costa Rica 49.3% compare
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) (%) - unconditional cash in Turkey?
- Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash in Turkey was 52.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash?
- Turkey ranks 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
- Is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. 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