Benefits incidence … Benefits Domestic Private Transfers in Turkey

Turkey: Benefits incidence … Benefits Domestic Private Transfers was 0.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
up 605.0%
World rank
19th
of 30 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2005
All-time low
0.0%
in 2018
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in Turkey, 2004–2019

00.511.52004201120192004: 0.6322005: 1.72006: 0.6172007: 0.9722008: 0.8932009: 0.4122010: 0.482011: 0.2112012: 0.1842013: 0.2942014: 0.1762015: 0.22016: 0.2662017: 0.0132018: 0.0122019: 0.082

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Turkey stood at 0.1%.

The figure is up 605.0% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Turkey peaked at 1.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.

Turkey ranks 19th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Benefits incidence … Benefits Domestic Private Transfers in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Turkey, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 0.6% —
2005 1.7% +173.7%
2006 0.6% -64.3%
2007 1.0% +57.4%
2008 0.9% -8.1%
2009 0.4% -53.9%
2010 0.5% +16.6%
2011 0.2% -56.0%
2012 0.2% -12.8%
2013 0.3% +59.6%
2014 0.2% -40.3%
2015 0.2% +13.8%
2016 0.3% +33.3%
2017 0.0% -95.0%
2018 0.0% -11.5%
2019 0.1% +605.0%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 47% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 1.8× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Benefits incidence … Benefits Domestic Private Transfers 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
2019 +605.0% 0.0% 0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.4% 1.7% 6
2010s 0.2% 0.0% 0.5% 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 16 Costa Rica 0.2% compare
  2. 17 Peru 0.2% compare
  3. 18 El Salvador 0.2% compare
  4. 20 Argentina 0.1% compare
  5. 21 Chile 0.1% compare
  6. 22 Sri Lanka 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Turkey?
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Turkey was 0.1% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
How does Turkey rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic?
Turkey ranks 19th out of 30 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 302 data points, 2003–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population