Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Turkey
Turkey: Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban was 26.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban in Turkey stood at 26.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban in Turkey peaked at 26.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2007.
That places Turkey 9th out of 34 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 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.8% | — |
| 2005 | 23.6% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -0.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 26.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.4%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 26.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.2%, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 20.3% | 25.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 21.5% | 26.5% | 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 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban in Turkey?
- Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban in Turkey was 26.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2007.
- How does Turkey rank for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban?
- Turkey ranks 9th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population