Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Türkiye

Türkiye: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 9.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9.3%
Change on year
down 23.3%
World rank
22nd
of 26 countries
All-time high
21.4%
in 2004
All-time low
5.2%
in 2015
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Türkiye, 2004–2019

51015202004201120192004: 21.4 preT2005: 15.3 preT2006: 15.3 preT2007: 7.8 preT2008: 10.2 preT2009: 13 preT2010: 10.3 preT2011: 9.1 preT2012: 5.6 preT2013: 10.4 preT2014: 15.4 preT2015: 5.2 preT2016: 12.2 preT2017: 9.3 preT2018: 12.1 preT2019: 9.3 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2019, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Türkiye stood at 9.3%.

The figure is down 23.3% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Türkiye peaked at 21.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2015.

That places Türkiye 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year preT Change
2004 21.4%
2005 15.3% -28.4%
2006 15.3% -0.4%
2007 7.8% -48.9%
2008 10.2% +31.2%
2009 13.0% +27.3%
2010 10.3% -20.9%
2011 9.1% -11.3%
2012 5.6% -38.7%
2013 10.4% +85.8%
2014 15.4% +47.6%
2015 5.2% -66.1%
2016 12.2% +134.2%
2017 9.3% -24.2%
2018 12.1% +30.3%
2019 9.3% -23.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.8% 7.8% 21.4% 6
2010s 9.9% 5.2% 15.4% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 19 Kazakhstan 11.3% compare
  2. 20 Georgia 9.7% compare
  3. 21 Armenia 9.4% compare
  4. 23 Serbia 9.0% compare
  5. 24 Costa Rica 6.0% compare
  6. 25 Kosovo 5.7% compare
  7. 25 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 5.7% compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

More work & labour data for Türkiye

All data for Türkiye →

Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Türkiye?
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Türkiye was 9.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2004.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2015.
How does Türkiye rank for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Türkiye ranks 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Türkiye. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/benefits-incidence-in-3rd-quintile-percent-unconditional-cash-transfers-pret/turkiye/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/benefits-incidence-in-3rd-quintile-percent-unconditional-cash-transfers-pret/turkiye/">Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Türkiye</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
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 third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population