Benefits incidence in 5th: Domestic Private in Turkey

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

Latest (2019)
44.7%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
8th
of 31 countries
All-time high
49.3%
in 2005
All-time low
30.3%
in 2007
Years of data
16
2004–2019

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

010203040502004201120192004: 42.32005: 49.32006: 34.72007: 30.32008: 36.32009: 37.92010: 35.52011: 46.92012: 39.42013: 33.22014: 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%.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Turkey peaked at 49.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2007.

Turkey ranks 8th 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 in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Turkey, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 42.3% —
2005 49.3% +16.6%
2006 34.7% -29.6%
2007 30.3% -12.6%
2008 36.3% +19.5%
2009 37.9% +4.4%
2010 35.5% -6.1%
2011 46.9% +31.9%
2012 39.4% -16.1%
2013 33.2% -15.6%
2014 48.4% +45.7%
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 33.7%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 44.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.7%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.5% 30.3% 49.3% 6
2010s 43.5% 33.2% 48.4% 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 5 Armenia 51.3% compare
  2. 6 Brazil 46.0% compare
  3. 7 Moldova 45.1% compare
  4. 9 Poland 44.6% compare
  5. 10 Romania 40.6% compare
  6. 11 Mongolia 37.9% 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 49.3% in 2005.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2007.
How does Turkey rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private?
Turkey ranks 8th 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 18.1%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers
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