Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers in Türkiye

Türkiye: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers was 0.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 16.5%
World rank
23rd
of 27 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2005
All-time low
0.4%
in 2006
Years of data
15
2004–2019

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers in Türkiye, 2004–2019

0.511.522004201120192004: 1.52005: 2.12006: 0.4182007: 0.9022008: 0.5032009: 0.7342010: 0.9832012: 0.7982013: 12014: 0.7462015: 0.852016: 0.7972017: 0.9932018: 0.4922019: 0.573

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers in Türkiye is 0.6%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers in Türkiye peaked at 2.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.

Türkiye ranks 23rd of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 1.5%
2005 2.1% +44.9%
2006 0.4% -80.4%
2007 0.9% +115.9%
2008 0.5% -44.2%
2009 0.7% +45.9%
2010 1.0% +33.9%
2012 0.8% -18.8%
2013 1.0% +30.2%
2014 0.7% -28.2%
2015 0.8% +13.8%
2016 0.8% -6.2%
2017 1.0% +24.6%
2018 0.5% -50.5%
2019 0.6% +16.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.0% 0.4% 2.1% 6
2010s 0.8% 0.5% 1.0% 9

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 20 Paraguay 2.0% compare
  2. 21 Colombia 0.9% compare
  3. 22 Costa Rica 0.6% compare
  4. 24 Ecuador 0.5% compare
  5. 25 Peru 0.4% compare
  6. 26 Chile 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers in Türkiye?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers in Türkiye was 0.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
How does Türkiye rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers?
Türkiye ranks 23rd out of 27 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 259 data points, 2003–2022
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