Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Türkiye
Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 2.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Türkiye, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Türkiye is 2.3%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Türkiye peaked at 4.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2005.
Türkiye ranks 22nd of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.4% | — |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -84.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +58.8% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +78.2% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +36.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +50.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -49.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -2.6% |
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 3.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
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 (%) - 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 4.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
- How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
- Türkiye ranks 22nd out of 26 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 down 7.9%. 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). 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