Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Türkiye
Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 14.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Türkiye, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 14.3% for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Türkiye peaked at 23.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2005.
That places Türkiye 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 quintile in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.4% | — |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -24.1% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -5.7% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 13.0% | 23.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 13.4% | 21.8% | 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 (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Türkiye?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Türkiye was 14.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2005.
- How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
- Türkiye ranks 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap