Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Turkey
Turkey: Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban was 5.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 5.2% for coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers -urban in 2019.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers -urban in Turkey peaked at 7.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2004.
That places Turkey 24th out of 29 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.1% | — |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +48.8% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +79.5% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +49.8% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -7.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 5.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.3%, 39% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 5.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 29% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 21 Kazakhstan 11.0% compare
- 22 Kosovo 6.3% compare
- 22 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 6.3% compare
- 25 Albania 4.5% compare
- 26 Pakistan 4.4% compare
- 27 Kyrgyzstan 3.8% compare
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 coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers -urban in Turkey?
- Coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers -urban in Turkey was 5.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers -urban recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers -urban recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers -urban?
- Turkey ranks 24th out of 29 countries with data for 2019.
- Is coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers -urban rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. 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 Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)