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

Turkey: Benefits incidence in 5th: Domestic Private … Domestic urban was 44.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
44.7%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
7th
of 31 countries
All-time high
48.8%
in 2005
All-time low
31.4%
in 2007
Years of data
16
2004–2019

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

010203040502004201120192004: 44.32005: 48.82006: 33.52007: 31.42008: 392009: 37.42010: 36.82011: 46.12012: 37.22013: 33.42014: 48.42015: 48.22016: 48.32017: 46.22018: 44.62019: 44.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Turkey stood at 44.7%.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Turkey peaked at 48.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2007.

Turkey ranks 7th of 31 countries on this measure, 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 urban in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in Turkey, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 44.3% —
2005 48.8% +10.1%
2006 33.5% -31.4%
2007 31.4% -6.2%
2008 39.0% +24.2%
2009 37.4% -4.1%
2010 36.8% -1.6%
2011 46.1% +25.4%
2012 37.2% -19.4%
2013 33.4% -10.2%
2014 48.4% +45.1%
2015 48.2% -0.6%
2016 48.3% +0.3%
2017 46.2% -4.3%
2018 44.6% -3.6%
2019 44.7% +0.4%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 44.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.7%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 44.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42.8%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Benefits incidence in 5th: Domestic Private … Domestic urban in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2014 +45.1% 33.4% 48.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.0% 31.4% 48.8% 6
2010s 43.4% 33.4% 48.4% 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 4 Kazakhstan 47.9% compare
  2. 5 Malawi 47.7% compare
  3. 6 Brazil 44.9% compare
  4. 8 Kyrgyzstan 43.8% compare
  5. 9 Poland 42.8% compare
  6. 10 Paraguay 38.3% 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 44.7% 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 48.8% in 2005.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2007.
How does Turkey rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private?
Turkey ranks 7th 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 19.7%. 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 -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population