Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Turkey
Turkey: Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -urban was 1.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 1.3% for gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance -urban in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.3% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance -urban in Turkey peaked at 1.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2004.
That places Turkey 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.3% | — |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +46.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -22.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +39.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +27.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 43% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 19% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 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 gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance -urban in Turkey?
- Gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance -urban in Turkey was 1.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance -urban?
- Turkey ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance -urban rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. 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 Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gini inequality index reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer Gini index