Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Türkiye
Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 82.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Türkiye, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Türkiye is 82.4%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Türkiye peaked at 94.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2005.
That places Türkiye 12th out of 35 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.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27.6% | — |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -28.5% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | +44.9% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +93.0% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 73.2% | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | +28.2% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 75.7% | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 72.7% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.2% | 19.7% | 73.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 72.3% | 94.2% | 10 |
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More work & labour data for Türkiye
- 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 -extreme poor in Türkiye?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Türkiye was 82.4% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2005.
- How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- Türkiye ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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