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

Türkiye: 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
31st
of 36 countries
All-time high
25.0%
in 2009
All-time low
14.7%
in 2017
Years of data
16
2004–2019

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

05101520252004201120192004: 16.5 poorest2005: 15.5 poorest2006: 18.7 poorest2007: 19 poorest2008: 19.2 poorest2009: 25 poorest2010: 23.8 poorest2011: 18.3 poorest2012: 21.4 poorest2013: 18.5 poorest2014: 17.3 poorest2015: 15.2 poorest2016: 15.9 poorest2017: 14.7 poorest2018: 14.7 poorest2019: 15.5 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Türkiye peaked at 25.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2017.

Türkiye ranks 31st of 36 countries on this measure, 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 Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2004 16.5%
2005 15.5% -5.8%
2006 18.7% +20.7%
2007 19.0% +1.7%
2008 19.2% +0.9%
2009 25.0% +29.9%
2010 23.8% -4.6%
2011 18.3% -23.3%
2012 21.4% +17.3%
2013 18.5% -13.6%
2014 17.3% -6.7%
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 19.0% 15.5% 25.0% 6
2010s 17.5% 14.7% 23.8% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Türkiye?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Türkiye was 15.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2017.
How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Türkiye ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 351 data points, 2002–2023
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