Poverty Gap reduction (%): All Social Assistance … Assistance rural in Turkey
Turkey: Poverty Gap reduction (%): All Social Assistance … Assistance rural was 16.7% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Turkey, 2004–2013
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2013, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Turkey stood at 16.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Turkey peaked at 17.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2005.
That places Turkey 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Poverty Gap reduction (%): All Social Assistance … Assistance rural in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.8% | — |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -45.5% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +49.6% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +105.4% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +4.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 16.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.9%, 35% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 16.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.6%, 53% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 5.4% | 17.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 16.0% | 17.6% | 4 |
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 poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Turkey?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Turkey was 16.7% in 2013, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Turkey ranks 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2013.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.1%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap