Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Türkiye

Türkiye: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 63.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
63.0%
Change on year
up 15.3%
World rank
7th
of 34 countries
All-time high
63.0%
in 2019
All-time low
49.4%
in 2011
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Türkiye, 2004–2019

02040602004201120192004: 55.22005: 55.32006: 53.62007: 52.12008: 53.22009: 49.42010: 51.82011: 49.42012: 52.32013: 52.42014: 512015: 54.82016: 54.92017: 59.62018: 54.72019: 63

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 63.0% for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Türkiye peaked at 63.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2011.

That places Türkiye 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 55.2%
2005 55.3% +0.1%
2006 53.6% -3.1%
2007 52.1% -2.8%
2008 53.2% +2.1%
2009 49.4% -7.2%
2010 51.8% +5.0%
2011 49.4% -4.8%
2012 52.3% +6.0%
2013 52.4% +0.2%
2014 51.0% -2.7%
2015 54.8% +7.5%
2016 54.9% +0.2%
2017 59.6% +8.4%
2018 54.7% -8.2%
2019 63.0% +15.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53.1% 49.4% 55.3% 6
2010s 54.4% 49.4% 63.0% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 4 Belarus 82.3% compare
  2. 5 Serbia 70.3% compare
  3. 6 Republic of Moldova 63.6% compare
  4. 8 South Africa 62.4% compare
  5. 9 Ukraine 59.2% compare
  6. 10 Kazakhstan 56.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Türkiye?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Türkiye was 63.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2011.
How does Türkiye rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Türkiye ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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 Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group