Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Turkey
Turkey: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 5.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Turkey, 2004–2013
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Turkey is 5.0%, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 88.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Turkey peaked at 7.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2005.
That places Turkey 20th out of 24 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.1% | — |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -86.8% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +133.5% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +81.7% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +80.6% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -65.9% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +88.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 5.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.0%, 15% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 5.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 19% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.8% | 6.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 2.7% | 7.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 17 Chile 13.7% compare
- 18 Costa Rica 8.4% compare
- 19 Pakistan 6.8% compare
- 21 Indonesia 3.9%
- 22 Colombia 0.9%
- 23 El Salvador 0.6% compare
More work & labour data for Turkey
- 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 (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Turkey?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Turkey was 5.0% in 2013, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
- Turkey ranks 20th out of 24 countries with data for 2013.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap