Benefits incidence in 5th: Domestic Private … Domestic preT in Turkey

Turkey: Benefits incidence in 5th: Domestic Private … Domestic preT was 45.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
45.9%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
6th
of 31 countries
All-time high
50.4%
in 2015
All-time low
31.0%
in 2007
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Turkey, 2004–2019

02040602004201120192004: 43.6 preT2005: 47.9 preT2006: 36.7 preT2007: 31 preT2008: 36 preT2009: 39.1 preT2010: 35.1 preT2011: 48.2 preT2012: 40.1 preT2013: 34 preT2014: 49.5 preT2015: 50.4 preT2016: 48.3 preT2017: 45.2 preT2018: 44 preT2019: 45.9 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2019, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Turkey stood at 45.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Turkey peaked at 50.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2007.

That places Turkey 6th out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Benefits incidence in 5th: Domestic Private … Domestic preT in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT) in Turkey, 2004 to 2019.
Year preT Change
2004 43.6% —
2005 47.9% +9.9%
2006 36.7% -23.4%
2007 31.0% -15.5%
2008 36.0% +16.1%
2009 39.1% +8.7%
2010 35.1% -10.2%
2011 48.2% +37.1%
2012 40.1% -16.8%
2013 34.0% -15.2%
2014 49.5% +45.7%
2015 50.4% +1.9%
2016 48.3% -4.3%
2017 45.2% -6.3%
2018 44.0% -2.8%
2019 45.9% +4.3%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 45.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.1%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 45.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.4%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.1% 31.0% 47.9% 6
2010s 44.1% 34.0% 50.4% 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 3 Kyrgyzstan 53.2% compare
  2. 4 Kazakhstan 52.0% compare
  3. 5 Brazil 47.5% compare
  4. 7 Armenia 45.6% compare
  5. 8 Poland 44.4% compare
  6. 9 Romania 42.3% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Turkey?
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Turkey was 45.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2007.
How does Turkey rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private?
Turkey ranks 6th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population