Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Türkiye

Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 63.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
63.0%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
12th
of 36 countries
All-time high
64.5%
in 2017
All-time low
49.9%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Türkiye, 2004–2019

02040602004201120192004: 51.12005: 49.92006: 52.92007: 51.92008: 53.22009: 54.32010: 57.12011: 582012: 58.22013: 58.82014: 59.72015: 60.22016: 62.42017: 64.52018: 63.32019: 63

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Türkiye is 63.0%, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Türkiye peaked at 64.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2005.

That places Türkiye 12th out of 36 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 Protection and Labor - 1st in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 51.1%
2005 49.9% -2.3%
2006 52.9% +6.0%
2007 51.9% -1.9%
2008 53.2% +2.5%
2009 54.3% +2.1%
2010 57.1% +5.1%
2011 58.0% +1.5%
2012 58.2% +0.4%
2013 58.8% +1.0%
2014 59.7% +1.6%
2015 60.2% +0.8%
2016 62.4% +3.7%
2017 64.5% +3.4%
2018 63.3% -1.8%
2019 63.0% -0.6%

Türkiye compared with similar countries

  • Türkiye's 63.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.9%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Türkiye's 63.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.1%, 77% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.3% 49.9% 54.3% 6
2010s 60.5% 57.1% 64.5% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 9 Mongolia 79.1% compare
  2. 10 Kyrgyzstan 78.1% compare
  3. 11 Georgia 75.4% compare
  4. 13 Uruguay 62.6% compare
  5. 14 Chile 60.1% compare
  6. 15 Kosovo 60.0% compare
  7. 15 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 60.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Türkiye?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Türkiye was 63.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2005.
How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st?
Türkiye ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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