Benefits incidence … preT Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey
Turkey: Benefits incidence … preT Unconditional Cash Transfers was 13.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Unconditional in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - unconditional in Turkey is 13.4%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - unconditional in Turkey peaked at 27.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2004.
Turkey ranks 17th of 26 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 … preT Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey, year by year
| Year | preT | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.9% | — |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +154.6% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +74.9% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -52.7% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | -27.2% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -45.1% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +91.4% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +30.3% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -1.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 13.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 86% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 13.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.5%, 68% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 6.9% | 27.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 8.8% | 18.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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 extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - unconditional in Turkey?
- Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - unconditional in Turkey was 13.4% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - unconditional recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - unconditional recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - unconditional?
- Turkey ranks 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
- Is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - unconditional rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population