Benefits incidence in 3rd: Unconditional … Unconditional Cash urban in Turkey

Turkey: Benefits incidence in 3rd: Unconditional … Unconditional Cash urban was 14.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
14.6%
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
16th
of 25 countries
All-time high
22.2%
in 2010
All-time low
7.0%
in 2015
Years of data
15
2004–2019

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

51015202004201120192004: 15.52006: 21.42007: 21.12008: 7.62009: 12.52010: 22.22011: 15.72012: 7.12013: 15.42014: 16.42015: 72016: 12.22017: 12.72018: 142019: 14.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 14.6% for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in 2019.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Turkey peaked at 22.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2015.

Turkey ranks 16th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Benefits incidence in 3rd: Unconditional … Unconditional Cash urban in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Turkey, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 15.5% —
2006 21.4% +38.2%
2007 21.1% -1.4%
2008 7.6% -64.3%
2009 12.5% +65.2%
2010 22.2% +77.7%
2011 15.7% -29.4%
2012 7.1% -54.9%
2013 15.4% +117.9%
2014 16.4% +6.3%
2015 7.0% -57.0%
2016 12.2% +72.9%
2017 12.7% +4.6%
2018 14.0% +9.8%
2019 14.6% +4.9%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 14.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.1%, 81% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 14.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 93% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.6% 7.6% 21.4% 5
2010s 13.7% 7.0% 22.2% 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 13 Romania 17.7% compare
  2. 14 Belarus 17.3% compare
  3. 15 Kyrgyzstan 16.7% compare
  4. 17 Argentina 14.6%
  5. 18 Kazakhstan 14.5% compare
  6. 19 Armenia 14.0% compare

See the full ranking of 25 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Turkey?
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Turkey was 14.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2015.
How does Turkey rank for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Turkey ranks 16th out of 25 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population