Adequacy of social safety net programs in Turkey
Turkey: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 9.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.
Analysis
In 2019, adequacy of social safety net programs in Turkey stood at 9.4%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.6% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Turkey peaked at 9.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2005.
That places Turkey 17th 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.
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.7% | — |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -45.4% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +233.0% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -21.9% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +45.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 9.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 9.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.9%, 56% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adequacy of social safety net programs 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +233.0% | 1.9% | 6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 6.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.8% | 9.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of social safety net programs in Turkey?
- Adequacy of social safety net programs in Turkey was 9.4% in 2019, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
- Turkey ranks 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adequacy of social safety net programs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Social safety net programs include cash transfers, social pensions, cash transfers, school feeding, and other social assistance programs.