Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Turkey
Turkey: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 17.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Turkey stood at 17.5%.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Turkey peaked at 25.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2008.
Turkey ranks 28th of 35 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 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.2% | — |
| 2005 | 20.6% | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -26.3% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -7.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 17.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 17.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.0%, 97% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 14.7% | 25.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 15.9% | 19.3% | 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 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Turkey?
- Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Turkey was 17.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2008.
- How does Turkey rank for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
- Turkey ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population