Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Turkey
Turkey: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ was 27.75 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Turkey, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 27.75 international-$ in 2021 prices for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.1% on the previous year and up 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Turkey peaked at 27.75 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.41 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1987.
Turkey ranks 38th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.41 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.41 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.41 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.64 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.64 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.64 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.51 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.7 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.88 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.1 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.66 international-$ in 2021 prices | 17.56 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | 17.8 international-$ in 2021 prices | 27.75 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 35 Romania 29.85 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 36 Malaysia 29.55 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 37 Greece 28.91 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 39 Uruguay 26.84 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 40 Chile 24.57 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 41 Slovakia 24.46 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Turkey?
- Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Turkey was 27.75 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 27.75 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023.
- What is the lowest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.41 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1987.
- How does Turkey rank for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$?
- Turkey ranks 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.