Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Türkiye

Türkiye: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 55.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
55.4%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
8th
of 34 countries
All-time high
55.4%
in 2019
All-time low
43.4%
in 2011
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Türkiye, 2004–2019

02040602004201120192004: 45.42005: 49.62006: 442007: 44.82008: 442009: 43.72010: 46.42011: 43.42012: 44.82013: 45.42014: 49.22015: 50.92016: 50.12017: 53.42018: 53.62019: 55.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 55.4% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Türkiye peaked at 55.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2011.

Türkiye ranks 8th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 45.4%
2005 49.6% +9.1%
2006 44.0% -11.2%
2007 44.8% +1.7%
2008 44.0% -1.6%
2009 43.7% -0.8%
2010 46.4% +6.2%
2011 43.4% -6.5%
2012 44.8% +3.1%
2013 45.4% +1.4%
2014 49.2% +8.5%
2015 50.9% +3.3%
2016 50.1% -1.5%
2017 53.4% +6.6%
2018 53.6% +0.3%
2019 55.4% +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.3% 43.7% 49.6% 6
2010s 49.3% 43.4% 55.4% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 5 South Africa 65.5% compare
  2. 6 Belarus 59.8% compare
  3. 7 Serbia 59.5% compare
  4. 9 Mongolia 52.2% compare
  5. 10 Uruguay 50.4% compare
  6. 11 Republic of Moldova 49.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Türkiye?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Türkiye was 55.4% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2011.
How does Türkiye rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Türkiye ranks 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th 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