Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey

Turkey: Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 20.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
20.6%
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
19th
of 26 countries
All-time high
33.5%
in 2005
All-time low
17.2%
in 2010
Years of data
16
2004–2019

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

01020302004201120192004: 19.62005: 33.52006: 20.52007: 25.82008: 24.52009: 31.32010: 17.22011: 25.32012: 21.82013: 25.82014: 24.92015: 28.52016: 26.32017: 22.52018: 23.52019: 20.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Turkey is 20.6%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Turkey peaked at 33.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2010.

Turkey ranks 19th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 19.6% —
2005 33.5% +70.7%
2006 20.5% -38.9%
2007 25.8% +26.2%
2008 24.5% -5.4%
2009 31.3% +27.8%
2010 17.2% -44.8%
2011 25.3% +47.0%
2012 21.8% -14.0%
2013 25.8% +18.7%
2014 24.9% -3.8%
2015 28.5% +14.5%
2016 26.3% -7.6%
2017 22.5% -14.5%
2018 23.5% +4.5%
2019 20.6% -12.2%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 20.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.5%, 92% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 20.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.4%, 92% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.9% 19.6% 33.5% 6
2010s 23.6% 17.2% 28.5% 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 16 Ukraine 22.2% compare
  2. 17 Armenia 21.2% compare
  3. 18 Indonesia 20.6% compare
  4. 20 Serbia 18.9% compare
  5. 21 Moldova 18.5% compare
  6. 22 El Salvador 18.2% compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Turkey?
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Turkey was 20.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2010.
How does Turkey rank for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Turkey ranks 19th out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population