Poverty Gap reduction (%): Unconditional … Unconditional extreme in Turkey
Turkey: Poverty Gap reduction (%): Unconditional … Unconditional extreme was 42.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 42.3% for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in 2019.
That represents a change of down 44.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Turkey peaked at 89.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2005.
That places Turkey 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty Gap reduction (%): Unconditional … Unconditional extreme in Turkey, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.7% | — |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -67.5% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +65.4% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +82.4% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +31.5% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | +141.6% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 89.7% | +127.9% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | -43.5% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | +36.8% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | -44.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 42.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.8%, 54% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 42.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.8%, 45% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 4.1% | 39.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 39.4% | 89.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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 -extreme poor in Turkey?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Turkey was 42.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor?
- Turkey ranks 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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