Benefits incidence in 2nd: Domestic Private … Domestic urban in Turkey

Turkey: Benefits incidence in 2nd: Domestic Private … Domestic urban was 10.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
10.0%
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
27th
of 31 countries
All-time high
14.6%
in 2012
All-time low
8.8%
in 2016
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Turkey, 2004–2019

0510152004201120192004: 14.12005: 13.12006: 11.82007: 13.52008: 12.62009: 14.22010: 13.22011: 11.72012: 14.62013: 13.62014: 11.12015: 9.72016: 8.82017: 12.12018: 11.32019: 10

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 10.0% for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Turkey peaked at 14.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2016.

Turkey ranks 27th 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 2nd: Domestic Private … Domestic urban in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in Turkey, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 14.1% —
2005 13.1% -7.0%
2006 11.8% -9.8%
2007 13.5% +14.8%
2008 12.6% -6.8%
2009 14.2% +12.5%
2010 13.2% -7.3%
2011 11.7% -11.4%
2012 14.6% +24.9%
2013 13.6% -6.9%
2014 11.1% -18.2%
2015 9.7% -12.9%
2016 8.8% -8.8%
2017 12.1% +36.7%
2018 11.3% -6.1%
2019 10.0% -11.8%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 10.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.1%, 62% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 10.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.4%, 96% of the median. (9 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Benefits incidence in 2nd: Domestic Private … Domestic urban 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.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +36.7% 8.8% 12.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.2% 11.8% 14.2% 6
2010s 11.6% 8.8% 14.6% 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 24 Kazakhstan 10.5% compare
  2. 25 Poland 10.4% compare
  3. 26 Romania 10.1% compare
  4. 28 Burkina Faso 8.9% compare
  5. 29 Moldova 8.2% compare
  6. 30 Armenia 8.1% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Turkey?
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Turkey was 10.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2016.
How does Turkey rank for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
Turkey ranks 27th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population