Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey
Turkey: Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 5.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Turkey stood at 5.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Turkey peaked at 7.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2005.
Turkey ranks 26th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.3% | — |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -79.2% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +67.5% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +40.4% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +1.4% |
| 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 15.9%, 33% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 5.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 25% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 1.5% | 7.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 23 Kyrgyzstan 7.7% compare
- 24 Kosovo 7.2% compare
- 24 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 7.2% compare
- 27 Serbia 4.8% compare
- 28 Albania 4.5% compare
- 29 Costa Rica 3.5% 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 in Turkey?
- Coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Turkey was 5.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
- Turkey ranks 26th out of 30 countries with data for 2019.
- Is coverage (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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. 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)