Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Türkiye

Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 11.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
11.0%
Change on year
up 25.2%
World rank
29th
of 35 countries
All-time high
11.0%
in 2019
All-time low
4.0%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Türkiye, 2004–2019

02.557.5102004201120192004: 6.3 poorest2005: 4 poorest2006: 5.2 poorest2007: 7.1 poorest2008: 7.9 poorest2009: 9.6 poorest2010: 10.3 poorest2011: 9.9 poorest2012: 9.9 poorest2013: 8.6 poorest2014: 8.5 poorest2015: 9.3 poorest2016: 10.4 poorest2017: 10.2 poorest2018: 8.8 poorest2019: 11 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 11.0% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Türkiye peaked at 11.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2005.

Türkiye ranks 29th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2004 6.3%
2005 4.0% -37.2%
2006 5.2% +29.9%
2007 7.1% +36.9%
2008 7.9% +12.1%
2009 9.6% +21.1%
2010 10.3% +7.6%
2011 9.9% -3.8%
2012 9.9% -0.1%
2013 8.6% -13.4%
2014 8.5% -1.0%
2015 9.3% +9.4%
2016 10.4% +12.3%
2017 10.2% -2.2%
2018 8.8% -13.8%
2019 11.0% +25.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.7% 4.0% 9.6% 6
2010s 9.7% 8.5% 11.0% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Türkiye?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Türkiye was 11.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2005.
How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Türkiye ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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