Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st in Türkiye
Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st was 1.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st in Türkiye, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 1.5% for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in 2019.
The figure is up 74.4% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Türkiye peaked at 3.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2018.
Türkiye ranks 22nd of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.7% | — |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +36.1% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -55.3% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +56.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -58.5% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +101.2% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +44.8% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -39.7% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -33.6% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -47.4% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +74.4% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 1.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.0%, 5% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 13% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 3.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 19 Burkina Faso 4.0% compare
- 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.4% compare
- 21 Colombia 1.7% compare
- 23 Ecuador 1.4% compare
- 24 Peru 0.7% compare
- 25 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
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 (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Türkiye?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Türkiye was 1.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st?
- Türkiye ranks 22nd out of 27 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. 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 (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap