Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Türkiye

Türkiye: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban was 49.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
49.6%
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
11th
of 34 countries
All-time high
49.6%
in 2019
All-time low
39.8%
in 2009
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Türkiye, 2004–2019

010203040502004201120192004: 40.32005: 41.92006: 412007: 42.82008: 39.92009: 39.82010: 42.62011: 40.52012: 40.72013: 41.32014: 42.82015: 432016: 44.82017: 46.62018: 45.12019: 49.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 49.6% for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Türkiye peaked at 49.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2009.

That places Türkiye 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 40.3%
2005 41.9% +4.0%
2006 41.0% -2.2%
2007 42.8% +4.4%
2008 39.9% -6.7%
2009 39.8% -0.4%
2010 42.6% +7.1%
2011 40.5% -4.9%
2012 40.7% +0.7%
2013 41.3% +1.4%
2014 42.8% +3.7%
2015 43.0% +0.3%
2016 44.8% +4.4%
2017 46.6% +3.9%
2018 45.1% -3.1%
2019 49.6% +9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.0% 39.8% 42.8% 6
2010s 43.7% 40.5% 49.6% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 8 Uruguay 52.3% compare
  2. 9 Ukraine 50.9% compare
  3. 10 South Africa 50.2% compare
  4. 12 Mongolia 47.8% compare
  5. 13 Kyrgyzstan 47.4% compare
  6. 14 Brazil 41.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Türkiye?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Türkiye was 49.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2009.
How does Türkiye rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban?
Türkiye ranks 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group