Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Türkiye

Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 14.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
14.3%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
25th
of 31 countries
All-time high
24.2%
in 2009
All-time low
13.4%
in 2017
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Türkiye, 2004–2019

05101520252004201120192004: 13.82005: 13.62006: 17.12007: 15.42008: 16.12009: 24.22010: 22.52011: 17.72012: 21.32013: 19.32014: 16.22015: 13.72016: 14.42017: 13.42018: 142019: 14.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 14.3% for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in 2019.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Türkiye peaked at 24.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2017.

Türkiye ranks 25th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 13.8%
2005 13.6% -1.4%
2006 17.1% +25.4%
2007 15.4% -9.5%
2008 16.1% +4.2%
2009 24.2% +50.3%
2010 22.5% -7.0%
2011 17.7% -21.2%
2012 21.3% +19.9%
2013 19.3% -9.3%
2014 16.2% -16.1%
2015 13.7% -15.0%
2016 14.4% +4.7%
2017 13.4% -6.7%
2018 14.0% +4.5%
2019 14.3% +2.0%

Türkiye compared with similar countries

  • Türkiye's 14.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.0%, 57% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
  • Türkiye's 14.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 84% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.7% 13.6% 24.2% 6
2010s 16.7% 13.4% 22.5% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 22 Chile 15.8% compare
  2. 23 Sri Lanka 14.8% compare
  3. 24 Kazakhstan 14.6% compare
  4. 26 Panama 14.1% compare
  5. 27 Argentina 10.7% compare
  6. 28 El Salvador 10.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Türkiye?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Türkiye was 14.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2017.
How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
Türkiye ranks 25th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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