Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Turkey
Turkey: Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 14.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 14.9% for gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Turkey peaked at 14.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2004.
That places Turkey 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.0% | — |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +7.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 14.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 14.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.6%, 44% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.0% | 10.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 10.6% | 14.9% | 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 protection and labor in Turkey?
- Gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Turkey was 14.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
- Turkey ranks 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. 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 Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gini inequality index reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer Gini index