Benefits incidence in 5th quintile … 5th Protection Labor urban in Turkey
Turkey: Benefits incidence in 5th quintile … 5th Protection Labor urban was 38.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in Turkey is 38.2%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in Turkey peaked at 45.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2012.
Turkey ranks 22nd of 36 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 5th quintile … 5th Protection Labor urban in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 45.5% | — |
| 2005 | 44.4% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | -0.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 38.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.5%, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 38.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.1%, 1.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 41.8% | 45.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 36.5% | 43.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 19 Dominican Republic 41.5% compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 39.4% compare
- 21 Vietnam 38.3% compare
- 23 Kyrgyzstan 32.8% compare
- 24 Mongolia 30.8% compare
- 25 Ukraine 25.2% compare
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 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in Turkey?
- Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in Turkey was 38.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2012.
- How does Turkey rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social?
- Turkey ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- Is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population