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

Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme was 99.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
99.2%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 37 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2018
All-time low
88.8%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2004–2019

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

0204060801002004201120192004: 90.5 <$2.15 a day2005: 88.8 <$2.15 a day2006: 91.4 <$2.15 a day2007: 94.5 <$2.15 a day2008: 94.9 <$2.15 a day2009: 97.3 <$2.15 a day2010: 96.8 <$2.15 a day2011: 99.5 <$2.15 a day2012: 99.7 <$2.15 a day2013: 98.5 <$2.15 a day2014: 99.1 <$2.15 a day2015: 98.6 <$2.15 a day2016: 99.2 <$2.15 a day2017: 99.7 <$2.15 a day2018: 99.8 <$2.15 a day2019: 99.2 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 99.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in Türkiye peaked at 99.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 2005.

Türkiye ranks 10th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2004 90.5%
2005 88.8% -1.9%
2006 91.4% +2.9%
2007 94.5% +3.4%
2008 94.9% +0.4%
2009 97.3% +2.5%
2010 96.8% -0.5%
2011 99.5% +2.8%
2012 99.7% +0.3%
2013 98.5% -1.3%
2014 99.1% +0.6%
2015 98.6% -0.5%
2016 99.2% +0.6%
2017 99.7% +0.6%
2018 99.8% +0.1%
2019 99.2% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 92.9% 88.8% 97.3% 6
2010s 99.0% 96.8% 99.8% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 7 Kazakhstan 99.9% compare
  2. 8 Serbia 99.8% compare
  3. 9 Thailand 99.6% compare
  4. 11 Armenia 98.9% compare
  5. 12 Kyrgyzstan 98.8% compare
  6. 13 Uruguay 98.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in Türkiye?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in Türkiye was 99.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2005.
How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme?
Türkiye ranks 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 371 data points, 2002–2023
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