Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Turkey

Turkey: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 0.028 <$2.15 a day in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.028 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
18th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.0358 <$2.15 a day
in 2005
All-time low
0.0214 <$2.15 a day
in 2011
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Turkey, 2004–2019

00.010.020.030.042004201120192004: 0.032 <$2.15 a day2005: 0.036 <$2.15 a day2006: 0.032 <$2.15 a day2007: 0.026 <$2.15 a day2008: 0.024 <$2.15 a day2009: 0.022 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.024 <$2.15 a day2011: 0.021 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.026 <$2.15 a day2013: 0.023 <$2.15 a day2014: 0.022 <$2.15 a day2015: 0.025 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.026 <$2.15 a day2017: 0.027 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.025 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.028 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2019, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Turkey stood at 0.028 <$2.15 a day.

The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Turkey peaked at 0.0358 <$2.15 a day in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0214 <$2.15 a day, in 2011.

Turkey ranks 18th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Turkey, 2004 to 2019.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2004 0.0324 <$2.15 a day —
2005 0.0358 <$2.15 a day +10.3%
2006 0.0322 <$2.15 a day -10.0%
2007 0.0257 <$2.15 a day -20.3%
2008 0.0235 <$2.15 a day -8.3%
2009 0.0215 <$2.15 a day -8.4%
2010 0.0238 <$2.15 a day +10.6%
2011 0.0214 <$2.15 a day -10.1%
2012 0.026 <$2.15 a day +21.4%
2013 0.0234 <$2.15 a day -10.0%
2014 0.0221 <$2.15 a day -5.7%
2015 0.0251 <$2.15 a day +13.7%
2016 0.0259 <$2.15 a day +3.0%
2017 0.0269 <$2.15 a day +3.9%
2018 0.0245 <$2.15 a day -8.9%
2019 0.028 <$2.15 a day +14.2%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 0.028 <$2.15 a day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0332 <$2.15 a day, 84% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 0.028 <$2.15 a day is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0559 <$2.15 a day, 50% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0285 <$2.15 a day 0.0215 <$2.15 a day 0.0358 <$2.15 a day 6
2010s 0.0247 <$2.15 a day 0.0214 <$2.15 a day 0.028 <$2.15 a day 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 15 South Africa 0.0419 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 16 Kazakhstan 0.0403 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 17 Thailand 0.0384 <$2.15 a day compare
  4. 19 Vietnam 0.0185 <$2.15 a day compare
  5. 20 Brazil 0.0114 <$2.15 a day compare
  6. 21 Chile 0.0102 <$2.15 a day compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Turkey?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Turkey was 0.028 <$2.15 a day in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.0358 <$2.15 a day in 2005.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0214 <$2.15 a day in 2011.
How does Turkey rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
Turkey ranks 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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