Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Turkey

Turkey: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 15.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
15.5%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
30th
of 36 countries
All-time high
25.5%
in 2009
All-time low
14.7%
in 2017
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Turkey, 2004–2019

01020302004201120192004: 15.82005: 16.72006: 18.22007: 17.52008: 16.92009: 25.52010: 24.42011: 19.82012: 22.62013: 212014: 17.32015: 15.22016: 15.92017: 14.72018: 14.72019: 15.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Turkey stood at 15.5%.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Turkey peaked at 25.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2017.

That places Turkey 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Turkey, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 15.8%
2005 16.7% +5.7%
2006 18.2% +8.9%
2007 17.5% -4.1%
2008 16.9% -3.6%
2009 25.5% +51.2%
2010 24.4% -4.0%
2011 19.8% -19.0%
2012 22.6% +14.0%
2013 21.0% -7.1%
2014 17.3% -17.6%
2015 15.2% -11.9%
2016 15.9% +4.4%
2017 14.7% -7.7%
2018 14.7% +0.3%
2019 15.5% +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.4% 15.8% 25.5% 6
2010s 18.1% 14.7% 24.4% 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 27 Colombia 18.3% compare
  2. 28 Romania 17.9% compare
  3. 29 Chile 16.2% compare
  4. 31 Kazakhstan 14.6% compare
  5. 32 Panama 14.1% compare
  6. 33 Vietnam 12.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Turkey?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Turkey was 15.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2017.
How does Turkey rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
Turkey ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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