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

Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 60.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
60.9%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
11th
of 34 countries
All-time high
62.8%
in 2017
All-time low
48.0%
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

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

02040602004201120192004: 48 poorest2005: 49.1 poorest2006: 49.6 poorest2007: 48.9 poorest2008: 49.1 poorest2009: 48.5 poorest2010: 50.2 poorest2011: 51.7 poorest2012: 56.1 poorest2013: 55.9 poorest2014: 57.9 poorest2015: 58.2 poorest2016: 60.4 poorest2017: 62.8 poorest2018: 61.7 poorest2019: 60.9 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Türkiye stood at 60.9%.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Türkiye peaked at 62.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2004.

That places Türkiye 11th out of 34 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 Insurance -1st quintile in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2004 48.0%
2005 49.1% +2.4%
2006 49.6% +1.0%
2007 48.9% -1.5%
2008 49.1% +0.5%
2009 48.5% -1.3%
2010 50.2% +3.5%
2011 51.7% +3.1%
2012 56.1% +8.4%
2013 55.9% -0.2%
2014 57.9% +3.4%
2015 58.2% +0.5%
2016 60.4% +3.9%
2017 62.8% +3.9%
2018 61.7% -1.7%
2019 60.9% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.8% 48.0% 49.6% 6
2010s 57.6% 50.2% 62.8% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 8 Kyrgyzstan 78.1% compare
  2. 9 Armenia 75.7% compare
  3. 10 Mongolia 71.3% compare
  4. 12 Kosovo 58.4% compare
  5. 12 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 58.4% compare
  6. 14 Uruguay 56.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Türkiye?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Türkiye was 60.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2004.
How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Türkiye ranks 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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