Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Türkiye

Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st was 2.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.3%
Change on year
down 16.6%
World rank
22nd
of 25 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 2017
All-time low
0.5%
in 2004
Years of data
15
2004–2019

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

12342004201120192004: 0.5052006: 0.5692007: 0.8112008: 1.22009: 22010: 2.82011: 2.82012: 2.12013: 1.72014: 2.32015: 3.12016: 3.52017: 3.82018: 2.72019: 2.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Türkiye is 2.3%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Türkiye peaked at 3.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2004.

Türkiye ranks 22nd of 25 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 0.5%
2006 0.6% +12.6%
2007 0.8% +42.5%
2008 1.2% +54.0%
2009 2.0% +57.5%
2010 2.8% +40.2%
2011 2.8% +1.9%
2012 2.1% -26.4%
2013 1.7% -19.1%
2014 2.3% +40.3%
2015 3.1% +33.1%
2016 3.5% +13.3%
2017 3.8% +6.9%
2018 2.7% -27.4%
2019 2.3% -16.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.0% 0.5% 2.0% 5
2010s 2.7% 1.7% 3.8% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Türkiye?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Türkiye was 2.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
Türkiye ranks 22nd out of 25 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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