Poverty Headcount: Unconditional Cash … Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey

Turkey: Poverty Headcount: Unconditional Cash … Unconditional Cash Transfers was 0.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 54.1%
World rank
23rd
of 26 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2011
All-time low
0.2%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2004–2019

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

00.511.522004201120192004: 1.8 poorest2005: 0.179 poorest2006: 0.183 poorest2007: 0.683 poorest2008: 0.55 poorest2009: 1.4 poorest2010: 1.5 poorest2011: 2.1 poorest2012: 0.554 poorest2013: 0.792 poorest2014: 0.688 poorest2015: 0.853 poorest2016: 1.1 poorest2017: 0.918 poorest2018: 1.1 poorest2019: 0.492 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Turkey is 0.5%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 54.1% on the previous year and down 63.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Turkey peaked at 2.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.

Turkey ranks 23rd of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Poverty Headcount: Unconditional Cash … Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Turkey, 2004 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2004 1.8% —
2005 0.2% -90.2%
2006 0.2% +2.4%
2007 0.7% +272.6%
2008 0.6% -19.4%
2009 1.4% +147.3%
2010 1.5% +7.9%
2011 2.1% +43.9%
2012 0.6% -73.8%
2013 0.8% +42.8%
2014 0.7% -13.1%
2015 0.9% +23.9%
2016 1.1% +24.4%
2017 0.9% -13.5%
2018 1.1% +16.8%
2019 0.5% -54.1%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.3%, 5% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.0%, 4% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Poverty Headcount: Unconditional Cash … Unconditional Cash Transfers in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +272.6% 0.2% 0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.2% 1.8% 6
2010s 1.0% 0.5% 2.1% 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 20 Indonesia 1.9% compare
  2. 21 Costa Rica 1.5% compare
  3. 22 El Salvador 0.7% compare
  4. 24 Colombia 0.3% compare
  5. 25 Uruguay 0.3% compare
  6. 26 Mexico 0.0% compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Turkey?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Turkey was 0.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
How does Turkey rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Turkey ranks 23rd out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.9%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount 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
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