Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Türkiye

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

Latest (2019)
49.6%
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
10th
of 33 countries
All-time high
49.6%
in 2019
All-time low
40.4%
in 2009
Years of data
16
2004–2019

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

010203040502004201120192004: 41.92005: 43.12006: 42.52007: 43.42008: 41.32009: 40.42010: 42.62011: 41.52012: 42.52013: 42.22014: 42.82015: 432016: 44.82017: 46.62018: 45.12019: 49.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Türkiye stood at 49.6%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Türkiye peaked at 49.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2009.

That places Türkiye 10th out of 33 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.1% 40.4% 43.4% 6
2010s 44.1% 41.5% 49.6% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 7 Moldova, Republic of 53.5% compare
  2. 8 Uruguay 52.4% compare
  3. 9 South Africa 50.3% compare
  4. 11 Mongolia 49.0% compare
  5. 12 Ukraine 48.3% compare
  6. 13 Kyrgyz Republic 43.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Türkiye?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Türkiye was 49.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2009.
How does Türkiye rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions?
Türkiye ranks 10th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 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