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 26 countries
All-time high
4.3%
in 2011
All-time low
0.5%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2004–2019

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

12342004201120192004: 3.4 poorest2005: 0.512 poorest2006: 0.813 poorest2007: 1.4 poorest2008: 1.8 poorest2009: 2.5 poorest2010: 2.9 poorest2011: 4.3 poorest2012: 2.2 poorest2013: 2.4 poorest2014: 2.3 poorest2015: 3.1 poorest2016: 3.5 poorest2017: 3.8 poorest2018: 2.7 poorest2019: 2.3 poorest

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.7% 0.5% 3.4% 6
2010s 3.0% 2.2% 4.3% 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 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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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